PCMag: Apple iPad 2 vs. Motorola Zoom

[amajlesi]

ipad sucks, xoom is OK. Samsung's galaxy tab 10.1 is the best

[traceycrosss]

Just got my iPad 2 a few weeks ago. Nearly got a Xoom but glad I have the iPad. My friend has the Xoom and is selling it for the iPad. She tried so hard to like it but said she felt let down.

[shandowgates]

ipad 2 is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111

[laprop]

They going hard in the comments lol

[fireman4453]

xoom is gay.

[chronic566]

Hey can you email me the wallpaper that you have on your iPad??

[MrVidau]

This review seems pretty outdated for both the iPad 2 and Xoom... Not fair on either sides. And people, please grow up! Just because I have an iPad instead of a Xoom, I'm not your enemy! Live and let live!

[miguel042022]

the Xoom has been updated and it does WAY more stuff than the ipad..

[AMOGON]

XOOM has FLASH now!!!!! bitch

[Reddylion]

@AMOGON lol true

[Aontiskum]

@AMOGON flash is dead...



[xFaitC]

Poor to buy a Motorola instead of an iPad

[undeadllama10]

iPadipad!!!!

[dallascowboysstar92]

What was Apple thinking puting a 0.7 megapixle rear camera horrible

[mshartz5]

Asus Transformer Prime.

It literally has 4x better everything than the iPad2. Processsor, camera, screen, graphics...and you can actually use it outside!

[yaz90jordan]

everyone is still talking about angry birds...sheesh

[yaz90jordan]

i heard that another company is making a new tablet called " iSad "

[yaz90jordan]

i mean...just the look. . . the ipad 2 has it...ipad winz

[kierenj09]

IPAD 2 WINS DEFO

MORE APPS,MORE BIGGER NAME, LOOKS BETTER,FASTER,

THE IPAD JUST WINS

[jpcrossman]

Very biased review. If you know that Adobe flash support was on the way, how could you still give the ipad preference? In addition, you don't mention the fact that the XOOM has an SD card slot.... more convenient than plugging into computer. And the win to ipad for the camera? You stated the camera on the ipad was grainy and had noise since the megapixel quality was poor, yet you give the edge to ipad for the camera functions. Functions don't mean ANYTHING if the pictures look like crap!

[Reddylion]

@jpcrossman true

[bubwithattitude1]

Ahem, Apple fanboys... all you gotta do is look at the specs. If the Xoom ran iOS it would do it better than the iPad 2 no doubt.

I'd still rather run android. :3

I'm a former iPhone/iPod user.

I switched from iPod to Zune HD because the music quality was better and from iPhone to HTC evo 4g.

Soon to buy a Xoom.

Cheers ;)

[puneet256]

notifications are now available on iPad !!!! thnxx to notifications centre.

[xKCBEx]

apple guarantees the apps in their appstore. That's a big plus. There's too much Caveat Emptor in other app stores. It wouldn't be that bad if you had enough information to figure out whether an app is legit or not. Point for apple

[acdundore]

iPad 2 looks way better

[hytrolok]

Be fast: goo.gl\8ONjl and win new iPad 2 now.

[dexterkingman]

ipad win

[theradworldofchad1]

I feel as though all the email notifications would be annoying

[michael9678727]

@theradworldofchad1 you can turn the notification off

[annetrempa]

iPad 2 is waiting for you: goo.gl\8ONjl

[dragontiger6923]

Incorrect now, but correct then i suppose. Xoom Rocks ! Wow... Have some respect for the dead . Apple and Android together would've been better with Steve Jobs at the helm. Droid Apple all in one for everyone ....R.i.p. to all that have past.

[SpdDemon69]

wow is it just me or is this review kinda wrong??? xoom opens full pages all the time and it supports flash. and the apps are all basically the same. i miss my android phone cant wait to destroy this iphone 4.

[Nexstarcrazyness]

suck a cock Steve jobs, you're a muppet puppet.

[DamnPointlessDeath]

@Nexstarcrazyness fucking son of a bitch

[Nexstarcrazyness]

@DamnPointlessDeath

if he dresses like beatnik poet, he must be an artist right? lets call him a creative genius. working away in his basement away from public eye.,bullshit, he had a team accounts and executives who directed a economy of silicon microchips and processors and hired OS developers. He just said "Do it, i've got money."

[Mito959]

APPLE FOREVER Rest In Peace Steve

[seafireliv]

Undecided about these things. never had an Ipad. Looks like a very big mobile (cell) phone. Also looks emminently noticable and easier to steal. where I live I`d defintely not be using this on the park bench (although I did see someone using this on the park bench!) I prefer my smaller S2 cos it`s more private.

Can`t help comparing this to the starTrek tricorders!

[TheCheezydude]

fuck apple! 

[ucuucu234]

@TheCheezydude fuck you!

[lepokiolas]

Check out the contest I found: goo.gl\8ONjl You can win iPad 2.

[sergiosena]

How much apps for Xoom (Android) and how much for iOS????

If you get the answer, you get the best one.

And... Adobe Flash is gone!!! Nobody needs it. We are in Web 2.0 age - We don't need flash anymore.

[zarcnest]

@sergiosena even thought the majority of the interwebs have flash.

[DarkrossASGJ]

actually the xoom has flash,idk how urs doesnt,but it does.

[frederickx6]

Thank you for this review! It's very helpful :)

[eriknordinTV]

So I'm gonna make everyone really mad and say that I really enjoy my iPad 2.

[zamuelk9]

DUDE U SUCK, iPAD IS WAAAYYY BETTER, well mainly bcuz its easier to use and its also the most franchised tablet, IS THE MOTOROLA XOOM RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT AREA AT WALMART?!??!?!??!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

[CyOrion]

@zamuelk9 holy fuck youre dumb

[tang347]

@CyOrion LMFAO agreed

[DJstearl]

@zamuelk9 ur basing ur judgement on wats in front of wall mart r u serious the I pad has more apps that it now if u really knew stufd you would know that the xoom has better specs n is far better in every thing else except the app world

[MangyRedhed]

hmm (havnt wachd video yet) PCMAG seems like a bias person to watch something being compared to an apple product

[whewmancool]

can ipad download from famous file hosting site like(4shared, megaupload, rapidshare etc) if not, it's not pc free, share document, and file is hard, and you cannot download songs or videos except from itunes, it sucks, while honeycomb is completely pc free, you can stream everywhere on the web with flash, download document or files easily from thousands of file hosting site, and buy songs/movies from any website on the net, if you think ipad is pc free, think again

[DJstearl]

Ugh my xoom came out the box with flash he said no flash

[ishmaelman4466]

@DJstearl at the beginning, the xoom didn't have flash support; that's what he meant.

[BvizioN]

There is a curry's shop in a manchester and as you get in, on one side you see an army of android tablets on display ( half of them swiched OFF) with the xoom leading on the top! And then on the other side you have only a single iOS tablet, called (as we all know) iPad 2. Interesting is the fact that, the android side is almoust always deserted and with almoust no one playing with any tablet. And on the iPad side, dare i say, allways crowed and with people on sides waiting to get their hands on.

[saarb737]

The xoom has flash!! And a lot more options that the ipad hasent!!

ANYWHEY: dude::... Your SUCK at angry birds!.....:)(::)

[iKnifeU123]

Can an iPad send app or game invites to the xoom tablet? Or can I video chat between an iPad and the xoom tab?

[MrSpartanAG]

Id say the Xoom totally wins on tech specs but!! I like the like the iPad because it has much more apps!

[247liveurlife]

I'll just wait for the iPad 3 =/



[howtoiss]

Is the Xoom still buggy cause im looking foward to buy it? Thanks

[JuLiiioP]

it has flash!!

[digitalstudio201]

What im trying to say if you do tend to buy a ipad most og the time you will get back around 86% back of rrp.

[digitalstudio201]

I prefer Ipad. Looks bussiness alike and all, xoom looks like a overdosed mobile phone, what ever tab u buy the price will fall down, as for the ipad they will remain. Think aboit it buy a xoom for lets say 500 who will pay you 500 in return??? Ipad wins.

[Degolegodyl]

I prefer Xoom, but apps in ipad are much more and better, which one is better?

[JuLiiioP]

xoom is better right now but the I pad 3 is gonna be better

[Wixdfast2]

To be fair to any product, Skype is virtually on all platforms now, so regardless if you have an IOS product or an Android product, you can still video chat across platforms

[Lilreeces10]

Nice review...Thumbs up because you shoot with a Sony or at least you have one

[justinfroot]

Wow apple even has PC MAG brainwashed

[foodlovingpig]

I don't remember you mentioning this, but I have to say one thing. iTunes. Yes, for me, that's enough to make the decision between the iPad and one of the many Android tablets. iTunes is an abomination, offering a massive contrast to the beautifully simple, intuitive, and user friendly experience of iOS.

[nhughes247]

Usually when someone does a review they don't favor to one side so much you're obviously being biased. For example, at the end when you said Xoom's small victories...

[stolic2012]

Can't wait getting my xoom next month :)

[enzo32988]

xoom it does supports flash!

[reesemitchell]

@enzo32988 I am glad some one said so i would have thought it did because it was on the android.

[Degolegodyl]

@enzo32988 Yes, it does, but when he filmed this, it didn't

[MclarenFFF]

@enzo32988 While you idiots complain about not viewing videos, Apple has already stated why it doesn't want to enable the flash support, because it causes problems.

Meanwhile, when Motorola/Samsung make fun of you and buy you because you want to watch YouTube, apple on the other handed decided not to, and its waiting for better performance so the Flash wont cause problems.

Oh and FYI, Apple has Browsers that support Flash Players, but Apple users listen to Apple itself, they will wait for it ;)

[johangd]

@enzo32988 and that's why it lags...

[TheCheezydude]

@enzo32988 yeah, now it dose.

[enzo32988]

huwat?? it does have flash support man! wat are saying! liar

[Schecterguitarz]

i just ordered a xoom it will be here friday, im already loving it XP

[cuteboymimmi]

I love how androfans brag about flash so you can see flash adverts and play crappy games....

If you want to stream video, get skyfire.

Android is a piece of shit

[jwd0808]

@cuteboymimmi - Your inane comment proves you don't know much. The flash player on Android is much better than the 100s of apps you need in order to get around the lack of flash support in iOS.

[cuteboymimmi]

@jwd0808 its simple. i havent had the need to use anything flash related in err.... i dont even know. If you really consider flash as a selling point, then you are in fact the 'inane' person here. and remind me, what 100 apps? ^.^

[phonecatss]

want! check out PHONE CATS >^..^<

[jackhaining]

2011. Year of the copycats!

[4l3XuS]

you suck at angry birds :D

[ozzfest72]

If your an idiot that needs an OS that a 2yr old can operate get Iphone and I pad the rest of us will use the higher functioning Android OS.

[SonyLiteR]

@ozzfest72 Ok then please get the Android OS apple doesnt need idiots like you anyway. Why do you hate apple so much? What the hell did they do to you?

[anubisamber]

The ipad 2 should have 5 mp. The camera sucks but the rest is ok

[utsnare07]

Android devices suck at managing music.. Had one it always lagged.. Nobody manages music better than Apple

[Schecterguitarz]

@utsnare07 i had a android phone and you can download apps where you get FREE good quality music, it just depends on the app... apple charges a dollar a song =p

[jwd0808]

@Schecterguitarz - Also with Apple you are locked in to paying .99 per track whereas in Amazon's martetplace tracks are .89, and full albums are much cheaper as well.

[master99963]

MOTOROLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAA  THE BESTTTTTTT

[IamWhoIam3210]

COUGH  BIAS COUGH

[Puz1r]

They both good but i have an iPad 2 :) Me love it !

[0idDr]

I've had both and i HATE the ipad... The iphone games dont fit so its in a small box in the middle

[thexibim]

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[101reckless1]

I love apple products for 2 reasons only

1. It's easy to use

2. And apple is fuckin awesome

[KorupTxx]

@101reckless1 yeh they let you do so much with the device you paid for like customize themes, have apps were ever you want on the screen, change what the apps look like, get widgets yeh defiantly worth it

[dokclesh]

Apple has better toch screen take a look at 3:18, xooms response is slow

[SmackMacReviews]

@TheEmjoh um it's not a knock off it is a advanced system than the android tablets will EVER get... :)

[YoYoSmileALot]

Haha at 3:08. Great video -- my friend has a Motorola Xoom, he says it's even better than the iPad. I agree.

[rifad786]

@TitoTyfus well bro that was software problem they released the hardware before the software is fully prepare for that, check out the zoom now, u can feel the difference

[OcarinaBrothers]

If i were a spec-junkie then the xoom for sure. For over-all user experience i'd go iPad. What i want though, a windows phone 7/8 type tablet with the Meto UI.

[gnthang]

I just bought a xoom! In my opinion; other than than the app store, the ipad 2 can not stand up to the xoom in any way, shape or form!

[masikask1]

one thing to say ipad is better



[SmackMacReviews]

I think the IPad 2 will be better with the new iOS 5 coming out this fall.. It will have a brand new notification system!

[TheEmjoh]

@SmackMacReviews

Unfortunately, this "new" notification system in IOS 5, is an upright knockoff of the one found on every Android device.. =)

[Neto603]

Ipad 2 got more apps than the XOOM cause the app store is more time on the market. The android market is growing up faster than app store and getting better apps.

[XxBLOODYBUDDYXx]

Ur picky..

[XxBLOODYBUDDYXx]

I pad is better..... its really an opinion. But the ipad 2 has 70000 apps. and the xoom has like no good apps....

[KorupTxx]

@XxBLOODYBUDDYXx it actually has a heap of good apps, n64 and gba emulator anyone? Why dont you apple guys get it too oh wait youll have to jailbreak coz apple are cocksuckers

[XxBLOODYBUDDYXx]

@KorupTxx how bout u shut your butt hole ok.... ya i like the xoom stupid... and i actually work for my apps i dont jailbreak you idiot think before u say liberal stuff!!!!!!

[DeliciousJungle]

@XxBLOODYBUDDYXx

People dont type with their buttholes.

Sideloading is a feature natively available in the android os.

You're not better than anyone else because you lie about working for your apps, your just an idiot.

Start reading what you type, if anyone types with their butthole, its you.

[Bubster711]

i guess you like the xoom, the ipad has a lot of cool stuff (:

[matt59fire]

i have the ipad 2 thumbs up for companys who come up with stuff first ,apple

[vilfx]

@matt59fire either trolling or its ironic that apple are copying a lot of android features, namely notifications. gg.

[matt59fire]

@vilfx thats actually true but i was just talking a about the first company to make the tablets for the general public

[Drazgoosh]

Xoom has flash... unlike the much hyped iPad...

[originalrecipes]

iPad 2 is the benchmark for lousy tablets. You can't view videos. You can't see movies from news sites. Yeah its the benchmark of how not to do a tablet.

[thebikerboi2]

Geez get over it fandroids iPad 2 is the benchmark as far as a tablet goes, xoom doesn't quite meet up to it, iOS FTW

[weeneegator]

very good video learned alot

[chjones31]

ios 5 fixes the problems

[aaabbbccc15343]

for all u smart asses I meant new item Best buy sold it to me new but it wasnt it was used

[aaabbbccc15343]

piece o shit returning mine its the second one and same problems by the way Best buy thanks for selling me a used wink wink item with fingerprints handled owners manual and purchased music on device way to go Best buy

[ctothen9900]

Fuck The iPad 2 Is The Same Shit As The iPod 4th Gen Just Bigger So Ima Stick To The Xoom Cause I Like Android:)

[TheMotherfunkster]

xoom is a waste of money.. may as well stick with a laptop. The Ipad 2 has thousands of quality games and apps, which is what most people are actually interested in.. battery life is better + you have the option of jailbreaking. IOS operating system works flawlessly with no bugs as it doesnt have to work with multiple devices. Apple all the fucking way!!!

[deecoop0351]

wow ipad sucks its for kids or something. a dumb down os

[Dpain6]

3:17-3:20 Lol___Fuck u Zoom .....Even if I fart Apple gets touched :P

[me13kone]

just got me a xoom and im loving it fuck apple

[TriApex]

iPad 2 sucks because it is similar to the iPad 1 and just add something only.FUCK STEVE JOBS

[tannerbananer77]

any know when the xoom`s SD cardcslot will start working for us models

[BeAsTPaNzErDiNoSaUr]

Xoom also has 4G.

[BeAsTPaNzErDiNoSaUr]

Noobs. XOOM Is way better. Supports flash. Better pic quality. Faster web browsing. Improving android marketplace. Lol XOOM beats iPad 2 any day.

[Blunder1248]

I just don,t like the price they charge for these modern tablets. They cost about £50 to make.

[RCASALE2]

@Blunder1248 that really is an idiotic statement...every one needs to make profit...it only takes $.10 to make a pair of jordans and they sell for $150+

[ryan112233445]

xoom all da way =)

[Dangelo1990]

terrible comparison, woo hoo apple has a little (little) bit better resolution maily just the brightness, thats nothing not like the xoom is pitch black -_- but xoom definately won this in everyway except the apps, which android will be improoving very soon so thats nothing...... and also xoom does support flash so u need to keep up to date with your devices... and the xoom flash is definately better than apples artificial flash players they have......

[9MEDOZ9]

The I-Pad 2 touch screen is smooth no affense but rli and the xoom is nice but sometimes lag....apple for the win!

[superduperboyx]

I like how at 3:18, the Xoom didn't respond to your touch for at least 3 times

[MAU5Criztin13]

*below me (jealous)

[MAU5Criztin13]

Xoom is gay -SENT FROM MY IPAD2 bitch

[harpersneil]

@MAU5Criztin13 Classic dumbarse Apple mentality.

[MrBamerBamer]

@MAU5Criztin13 hahaha lol

[MAU5Criztin13]

iPad 2 browser will be the best this fall in ios5 so get the ipad2 or ipad1

[tomatenzopp]

@MAU5Criztin13 then android will be at honeybread 10.1 and bye apple.. again

[40000iraq]

So you're saying I should get an iPad 2?

[taypuc31]

2:42 and 3:16 fail lol.

[55555acboy]

Look, everyone has their own preferences about what they want in a tablet.

if you prefer to play or watch videos with better picture, better than choose for iPad 2, if you prefer faster internet but want a little blurred image will choose better for Motorola Xoom.

everyone has their own preferences so you should not judge what a person chooses.

[J03SH4W]

Xoom has better browsing experience, it has tabbed browsing, it's basically like chrome on a tablet.

[Antoineforc]

Thanks ! This video help me a lot !

[PiLaddv]

watching from my xoom =D

[Carloselcaballeroso]

well, U basically said that Ipad 2 is better because xoom doesn't have flash... I have the xoom and I downloaded the Flas 10.2 app... It works great!!! So yeah I pad sucks even tho I love Macs

[Carloselcaballeroso]

xoom is 100 times superior than the Ipad 2..

[harobikes8868]

@Dleedude all you had to say that whole time was apple products are better than android. I have a friend that just claims his droid 2 is smoother than the iPhone 4 but I can clearly prove him wrong. But why don't they start making all their smart phones out of a smooth glass instead of that plastic shit. That can help to if you have a good digitizer.

[roboroborobodancer]

I dont know... Comparing tablets app wise is kind of unfair to the tablet. Its not the xooms fault that the android market pretty much completely sucks. Shouldnt be held against the product in comparison, just if your buying it.

[matthewsflower1]

Whichever you decide to go for get it from playbookforfree.co.uk all you have to do is sign up and then do an offer from a well known company such as lovefilm or blockbuster. Then get other people to do the same and thye will send your free item, it's that easy

[russellbrauer]

You posting this comment contradicts, what you just said.........

[kandiman1224]

Holy fuck shut the hell up!!!