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Xoom Media Edition 8.2 specs/post-ICS query

Hi there!
I am planning on buying a tablet at the end of the month and i am choosing between the Acer Iconia A110 (with its microSD card slot), the Nexus 7 (with its quad-core GPU) and the Motorola Xoom 2 Xyboard/Media Edition 8.2" tab (with its screen size, surround speakers and great camera).
I am not convinced by the build and durability of the Acer/Google tab. And i always thought the ideal (i.e. well-balanced & a good compromised) tablet screen size is an 8" one. That is why i want to ask about the Motorola tab and also in relation to its post-Ice Cream Sandwich update.
1. In terms of the CPU speed is the advertised speed the "base" speed or is it underclocked?
2. Would you know if the GPU is single or dual channel? And does it matter?
3. Is the wifi single or dual band? And again does it matter?
4. Comparing it to the iPad 2 or say an AMOLED screen Galaxy tab would you consider the screen resolution/contrast/colour/dark colours of the Xoom 2 is as good as the others?
5. For a 1-year old tab wil i find any issues or problems in terms of gaming or compatibility with games or apps?
Please advice. Thanks.

I would strongly reconsider considering xoom2 me as one of options. If you need 3G than, yes, but otherwise xoom2 me is an old device.
The strongest part: screen resolution at 8.2 inches and build quality (at least a feeling of it).
Weaker points are short battery life, lot of restart on 3.2 so You must be sure to have ICS on it, closed boatloader so NO Roms to choose from and total absence of any custom development and device support in any third party tools.
Speed is not breathtalking and theres a lot of hiccups and short freezes and theres not many accessories for it on ebay.
I bought my 608 because of quite cheap promotion but otherwise woulnd choose it mainly because battery and closed bootloader.
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I am not into bootloading or rooting or JB. I still prefer the normal ways to update my tablet. I still a screen size of 7" is a tad small. if it was say between 7.2" or 7.7" then it might just be better.
Xoom 2 ME's specs might be old but it seems it is still capable. But again, having the latest gadget would probably be better in terms of specs, compatibility and future updates.
Would you agree?

The Xoom 2 ME is much nicer now that it's got Android 4.0 on it, but I'm not holding my breath for Android 4.1, let alone 4.2 (out next week allegedly?).
Plus, it still has the issues of weird power and volume button placement.
If my Xoom 2 ME broke today, I'd buy a nexus 7 tomorrow.

gino_76ph said:
I am not into bootloading or rooting or JB. I still prefer the normal ways to update my tablet. I still a screen size of 7" is a tad small. if it was say between 7.2" or 7.7" then it might just be better.
Xoom 2 ME's specs might be old but it seems it is still capable. But again, having the latest gadget would probably be better in terms of specs, compatibility and future updates.
Would you agree?
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This is a Motorola pre-google-purchase device... That means, it will update the normal ways twice a century... I've heard it has been updated twice already... So, ICS is pretty much end of the road for this device and due to its [irony]spetacular[/irony] sales, I'm quite surprised that Moto itself just did not end-up saying device will remain in Android 3.2.2 for better user experience, do not expect anything else for this device, and, since there are no community ROMs for it (perhaps now that a ClockworkMod recovery is in progress we might see something, after all, my guess is that any hacks that work with RAZR to boot alternative roms might work with XOOM 2)...
Really, I would only consider a Xoom 2 if you get it really cheap... That is the reason I bought one, it was on sale from an operator for a fourth of its MSRP... And even then, it took me about half an hour to decide to buy it....

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In my country they sell this for 200 euro and ipad mini for 339... . The specs are extremely similar, almost the same. I would choose again any time xoom me.. I can use android like a desktop os and i don't feel like missing anything from my desktop... Ics performance is solid, stable. Is not as smooth as ios put i can live with it. Apps are getting better and better, and i don't feel i miss anything from the huge ios app collection...

[Q] Motorola Razr i VS Razr MAXX HD, which is better?

I have both of these phones and i'm currently torn between which one too keep. They are pretty much identical hand in hand with the only real difference being the bigger size of the maxx hd.
I personally find the razr i seems to perform better, i get the occasional lag on the maxx hd. I suspect this is something to do with the cpu as the razr i uses a single core intel processor where the maxx hd uses a snapdragon dual core so its probably better at multi tasking. I've been through the spec's on both but there is no real clarification as to which performs better in real life. The GPU is also different in both but again i cant find anything that tells me which is better.
The main thing i like about the maxx hd is the bigger screen size and superior battery life but the intel processor in the razr i is pretty impressive on battery consumption too. Ultimately i value battery life over everything so i'm probably going to end up keeping the maxx hd but the two are very close for me.
So i ask the xda community which is better and why ? Does anyone have (or had) both like me that prefers one or the other.

The maxx takes the win because of the battery and as far as lag if you run a custom rom you can pretty much eliminate it. Hell the 4.4 beta is almost as smooth as stock for me.
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MAXX for sure.

Plus, which is a Big plus, the MAXX HD has 32gb of internal storage vs. 8 GB on the i.
Here are some other not so important reasons the MAXX HD is better:
Front facing camera on the MAXX HD is 1.3 megapixels, while it's only 0.3 megapixels (VGA).
Screen resolution on the MAXX HD is 720 x 1280. On the Razr i it's 540 x 960.
Pixel density on the MAXX HD is 312 ppi. On the i, it's 256 ppi.
Now, the RAZR i does have a 2000 MHz single core processor which probably helps it perform as fast as the MAXX HD.
However, I have not seen any lag on the RAZR HD, whether it's with the latest OTA on stock or with custom ROMs, such as Eclipse. It's been pretty darned responsive. In fact, more responsive than my Nexus 7 running 4.3, which is pretty bad considering the Nexus 7 is a quad-core processor. I think it's really 4.3 that's causing the issues.
My take, I'd keep the MAXX HD. I just have a regular RAZR HD which is more or less than same, just less internal memory storage and a smaller battery, but it definitely runs circles around my OG RAZR MAXX that I had before this.
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[Q] Moto G (Music Edition) vs S4 Mini Dual

Hi all,
Currently I have an Y Duos (S6102GT) and, generally speaking, it serves me well, however some things bother me about it:
- The camera suck
- Internal Storage is too small
- The size of the screen
I play mostly casual games, just for passing the time, he is a limited phone after all, however with more power I think I would play more.
My doubt now is which new phone I should choose, between Moto G Music Edition (Colors already sold up on brazil), or the S4 Mini.
I know S4 mini beats Moto G on almost every aspect of comparison, which could lead it to a better utility velue, howevar it's price is considerably higher.
Moto G on the other hand, has a bigger screen (and screen quality ????), comes with Android closer to the pure version, and in that case still comes with a headphone from Solrepublic
So, which one do you think it's best for me?
PS: I'm accepting other offers as well, but it needs to be dual chip.

I think you are wrong. Moto G beats almost every aspect of S4 mini. Only plus of Samsung: SD card and maybe the camera.
But as ever, you should touch both devices with your own hands.

shaftenberg said:
I think you are wrong. Moto G beats almost every aspect of S4 mini. Only plus of Samsung: SD card and maybe the camera.
But as ever, you should touch both devices with your own hands.
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But doesn't S4 mini have a 1.7GHz dual core and 1.5GB RAM and Moto G on the other hand has a 1.2GHz quad core and 1GB RAM ?
I think in that case that S4 mini is best on the technical side (and if not, please let me know because that's the only reason for me to still consider the S4 mini )

m1thr4nd1r said:
But doesn't S4 mini have a 1.7GHz dual core and 1.5GB RAM and Moto G on the other hand has a 1.2GHz quad core and 1GB RAM ?
I think in that case that S4 mini is best on the technical side (and if not, please let me know because that's the only reason for me to still consider the S4 mini )
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I choosed the Moto G, i had the same through. Shop allowed me to test both, and i kinda found the Moto G much smoother in many things. Only positive was the Camera of the S4 Mini, Pictures where a tad better.

m1thr4nd1r said:
But doesn't S4 mini have a 1.7GHz dual core and 1.5GB RAM and Moto G on the other hand has a 1.2GHz quad core and 1GB RAM ?
I think in that case that S4 mini is best on the technical side (and if not, please let me know because that's the only reason for me to still consider the S4 mini )
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The Moto G is by far the most responsive phone I've used. That might not say much, try it yourself, you'll understand

theoneofgod said:
The Moto G is by far the most responsive phone I've used. That might not say much, try it yourself, you'll understand
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If I wait for the moto G to get here I will lose the black friday deal

S4 mini has LTE. The G has only hspa+ 21 (nexus 4 has hspa+ 42). Also S4 mini is significantly (imho) smaller in length, width, thickness, and weight. Go here to compare. Click "VIEW LAYERED"
I don't have either phone, but I would say its IMPOSSIBLE for me to go with a screen that is under 300 ppi, hence the G would be it for me between the two.

[Q] All Bout Moto G

Come wif Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on display screen however the back lens camera dint use the same material as the display screen which is not resistance to screctch.
Speak about protection motorola give an nano coating finish to moto g to the component, inside and outer screen glass to make moto g watersplash resistance but don't jump into pool wif ur phone.
Moto G is one of the first handsets to be updated to Google's latest software - Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
Software update on this phone was the Beauty and the Beast is their camera but still u can enjoy an good outdoor picture but never the indoor.
Feel free to share wht u know bout motor g ??

Moto G is the last phone from Motorola & Google
and we are the lucky ones

And we will Never be seeing another awesomely priced awesomely specced phone from Moto
When with Moto g they had all this patents( so they don't have to license stuff) and lotsa money for r &d ( they lost a billion dollars even after selling so many phones)
So savour the Moto g ..the last affordable smartphone which get things right
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- It's fast! My previous phone was a Samsung galaxy ace duos CDMA so understandably this feels very quick in comparison. But yeah still even then its really faster than most phones available in this process segment.
- The phone doesn't come with a lot of bloatware like so many other phones on the market which again is a massive bonus.
- Beautiful HD screen (4.5 inches with a resolution of 720 x 1280, resulting in a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch)
- Android 4.3 with an upgrade to 4.4.2 already!
- Long lasting battery life
- Easy to customise (Regarding both the exterior of the phone with the different coloured shells and the interior with the
software available).
- Low price for the specs available (1gb of ram with a Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz).
- Well built. It doesn't feel cheap like those plastic body Samsung phones.
- Slow motion video feature is really nice.
-Its loud!
- Doesn't lag a bit. Even with high end games like Asphalt 8 the phone runs butter smooth .
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Droid Turbo vs Moto X Play (Canada)

Hello,
I recently bought a Moto X Play, and I'm playing indeed, playing with the idea of returning it and buying a Droid Turbo on eBay.
Currently, the Turbo can be bought for around 450 cad, same as the X Play (except it's used, but it's quite easy to find Turbo in good condition considering it's made to be tough!).
It also has a humongous battery. The screen is reportedly around the same width but doesn't go as far up, so it's easier to handle. No need to mention the processor is also better, same goes for the screen, and the bigger battery makes up for the increased consumption. Moreover, the Droid has all the features of the "usual" Moto X: the screen is a Super AMOLED, unlike the X Play IPS screen; there's a gyroscope and IR sensors so you get the Moto Actions, you're VR ready, Photospheres ready... unlike the X Play. Plus I just noticed it had Glonass (which the X Play doesn't have), which can improve location tracking especially in northern latitudes (#Canada).
Oh, and it has fast charging AND wireless charging. Yayz.
The only reasons to buy a X Play over a Turbo in Canada (where you don't care about Verizon CDMA lock) seem to be:
-The Camera (even if it's not as bad as the two first Moto X, the Turbo lags behind)
-Warranty (since the X Play is bought new, but even then you can get the Moto Warranty by registering your Droid I guess, depending on how long it has been owned)
-FM Radio (yeaaaah. Personnally I use bluetooth headphones, so I can't even use it)
-Swappable back plates (impossible to buy in Canada unless you order from Aliexpress, from what I understood)
-You don't like capacitive buttons (I realized it had the advantage of freeing screen space, so it really depends on your preferences)
-You prefer big screens.
Annnnd that's about it I guess?
So in short, my question is: have I forgotten something? Is there a dealbreaker about the Turbo? etc.
PS: Sources:
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_droid_turbo-6727.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_x_play-7454.php
"Duh."

Turbo is less likely to be updated past this year?

Considering the price range and specs, I don't think it'll be forgotten by Motorola... Maybe slower updates indeed (Lollipop took more time than the X 2013 apparently).
Depending on the model, the Moto Maxx has an unlockable bootloader and the xda community seems quite active. The Verizon model is BL locked, but Sunshine is reportedly working on it to unlock it, so OTA updates aren't really that necessary IMO.