iPad Web Browser vs. Xoom Web Browser

A speed comparison between the Apple iPad Browser and the Motorola Xoom Browser. Both devices are running on WiFi via my Comcast cable connection (approximately 25 m/bit). Both devices have been rebooted and the browser cache cleared. This isn't a scientific test, but it will give you a good idea of how they perform against each other in the real world.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Motorola
• Xoom
• Apple
• iPad
• Browser
• Speed Test
• Render Test
• Render Speed

[pipavoando]

@reemprive

Um . . . I'm confused. Xoom has a dual core and 1 GB ram - it should have been much faster than iPad 1, but was not.

[scottaboshia]

@pipavoando Twice as many cores or four times as much RAM doesn't necessarily mean a device is going to be two to four times as fast. There are definitely improvements over the iPad with respect to rendering speed. In this test, RAM didn't have much to do in the overall rendering of either device being as though I wasn't multitasking with other apps or doing much of anything except loading up four pages.

[Martins2012]

Which device do you prefer for web browsing? Thanks.

[scottaboshia]

@Martins2012 I do like the Xoom better. It is much, "snappier" and overall the pages just load quicker. The tabbed browsing is better than the page system + animation that Apple has devised; however, I do feel that the iPad browser is a tiny bit more accurate when making link selections on the page... something I expect can be improved on the Xoom with a future software update.

[mrkemsley]

Thanks so much for this detailed comparison? I'd say most people use their tablets for web browsing so this is a huge factor for me when deciding which to get. I didn't think the xoom's zoom and scroll animations would be smooth at all but it seems pretty good, even compared to the iPad.

[scottaboshia]

@mrkemsley You're welcome!

[israelgrunevald]

Hey, there could be some differences between both internet connection that can make different results. For examle, the TCP REQUEST in apple can be answered just before motorola and that doens means that one is worst than another one, and son on. Anyway, thanks for the explanation.

[suplek]

xoom is the worst browser on the world

with his lag

[1234trelos2]

Thats an iPad 1 you should test the web with the iPad 2 and iOS 5

[dragonballzfan809]

@survivorevil yes honeycomb does have gpu acceleration :) and so will the next android mobile version ice cream sandwich 3.X no more lagging on android :)))))

[97MindFreak]

@pipavoando I think you mean processor.

[97MindFreak]

@Martins2012 For web browsing get the Xoom, because the ipad doesn't support flash and suckfari is just slow and sucks.

[chadicious]

Thanks very much for posting this. This is precisely what I wanted to see in deciding which to get. Well done.

[kkjiikk]

@survivorevil

i dont understand where you got the idea of insulting, im an computer engineer and by looking at your first comment i thought you was just another kid im sorry if i insult you but the masses of kids on this site really annoys me.

[survivorevil]

@kkjiikk wow you are really dumb i dont know where my comment says that. I said it because everyone brags about superior hardware. the ipad with a clearly inferior hardware has almost the same web browsing experience than the xoom. If you are gonna say something at least write more than one sentence without insulting

[kkjiikk]

@survivorevil

calm down im only saying you think ram is everything.