Had my first one for 12 years, never had a problem with it. I charger it ever three days. The cord is another issue. Had to buy three over the 12 years, that little pin breaks easy. Had to replace the first one because my Yorkie busted the screen knocking it off the kitchen table. Shattered the screen. It was easier and cheaper to order another from EBay than replace the screen. Still can use the first one, leave it on the stand, and look past the broken screen (taped it up with box clear tape). It's like a Timex. Takes a licking and keep on ticking. Second one seems to have a few more new features although it's the same tablet. Arrived on time (about 3 day) via UPS. So far I'm happy with it!! Talked my daughter into getting one. She loves hers as well.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Motorola Xoom picture showed a very smashed screen. I was presently surprised when there was only one small crack that did not imped clear screen and great resolution. I simply are using it as is rather than replace screen that was initial plan. gene
Verified purchase: Yes
I bought this tablet to have internet access on the go: I travel a lot. I took it to Verizon and had sim card installed: I have access everywhere I have been, including Canada. I seldom use wi-fi: by choice. Tablet is heavy: more so with protective case. I don't mind the weight and the protection is worth it. The screen is good, not great. A little to sensitive to the touch. The best feature in my opinion is full internet access. 3g is adequate: no 4g with this 64 gig, although advertised as such. The storage can become cluttered with useless stuff quickly, so be prepared to go to settings and eliminate some stuff. A major advantage of this tablet is micro SD port, which was a MAJOR factor in my purchase decision. I also would consider Kindle HD 8.9 over ipad or Samsung or anything else from Verizon. The reason is price vs. what you get for the money.Read full review
I bought this tablet for my wife. She was trying to surf the web on her ipod touch and was frustrated by the small screen. Enter the Motorola Xoom! We looked at the ipad2 but were scared off by the price! I found this on daily deals and went for it. Very happy with the purchase. It is much easier for her to surf the web and view her e-mail. Since she is not a PC person this was a good alternative. The touch screen is very responsive (sometimes too much so!) and the resolution is great. 32GB of internal storage and the capability to connect to Verizon mobil if we so choose to. Right now we strictly use it on WiFi and works very well on that. The only complaint I have is the external memory slot does not work even after updating the OS to ICS 4.0.1 which should mean the micro sdhc slot should be activated. Bought as a seller refurbished unit, could explain why. Maybe if I had purchased a factory refurbished unit this wouldn't be an issue. Other than that I would definitely recommend this tablet to a friend.Read full review
At half brightness, battery life averages about seven hours. For $72 Dollars, as a backup can't be beat. The Xoom can be rooted, and then brought up to Android 4.4.4 using software available from XDA. Use either CWM, or Omnirom. The Xoom is still a very capable temporary tablet to have. I just bought this one as I severely damaged my new tablet and am waiting for parts from China. It's not the fastest anymore, but still a very useable, full featured tablet.
Verified purchase: No
I was shopping on the market for a tablet and i must say for the money I have paid for it I think it is a great value and here I think ita why. Fist off course cost wise compare to ipad 16GB. Tablet a basically a big screen iphone on the go. The weight of the tablet is havier than any ipad. The color saturation might be less crisp and bright as ipad but not bad for half of the cost of other product. Second battery life is very good. I am able stream a movie online search the web and only use 1/2 or battery and thats full brightness. Here its where it might be tricky Why I purchased xoom. It has built in flash so I can stream movies or anything that requires flash. Second mini usb and mini hdmi and no additional accesories required as ipad ehere you have to pay another 30-50 for a dapter. I am a fan of ios and apple devices but in economy us we are the price is a bit steap for me. At 499 plus tax just cant do it now but motorola xoom was at my budged and suits me for what i need to do. Basically web search,movies, and stuff like that. I think it will come down to every person preferrence us for what to purchase but here are cons and prons about each product. Motorola xoom cons: 10.1 inch screen size. Good menu lay out and multi availability. Mini usn and Mini hdmi Low cost 7 hr battery last very good even on full brightness. Prons: Weight is noticible but not so much Color saturation is not as good as ipads. The charger plug is very thin design so thin that afraid of breaking it if bumped by accident or if you drop it. Only cdma version mostly. Wont matter if you just looking to use it on wifi only. Not as many app choices as apple store ipad. Ipad cons: 9.7 inches Retina resolution screen. May differ in older version but still is very great quality. Long battery life. Same icons and menu design as iphone. Great fit and feel of metal design. Solid durable feel and off course light to hold and handle it. Many free or paid apps available in Appstore. Great durable charger plug and cable. Wifi and 3/4G data available for many carriers. Well trusted Apple brand. Prons: Cost is much higher even for basic wifi version. Have to purchase additional adapters if want sd,mini usb or mini hdmi ability to use them. No flash ability. Cant watch online free movies or ability to use flash player in any way or any website. Limited ability as customization to ios unless jailbroken. Buttom line I have found that Motorolla Xoom suit my needs and budget at this time. Great flr every day user as for emails,web, watching movies etc. It will all come down to either you are android or ios user and what suit best for you. If you want looks and same user friendly as iphone than ipad is your choice. If you are an android guy who owns a galaxy or droid than motorola is your choice. I own some apple products as mac and iphone but motorola suited me because of flash player ability and affordable price at this time. If apple will come out with flash player ability i think personally apple ipad will be my forst choice and then xoom but as for now and what I do this works grat for me. Thank you all for reading this and I hope this helps you to clear some basics between two famous tables on the market now.Read full review
First, a short summary since this is a long review: The Xoom is an older tablet at a bargain price with still impressive features even better than any iPad in some ways, but somewhat limited in Android application availability and maturity. I purchased this unit in early September 2012 at a transition point in Tablet development. Sort of like the point in the VHS vs. Betamax war if you remember that. Or perhaps HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray. I was lured by the incredible $189 price with free shipping. The unit I received was refurbished, but it appeared new. It came in a plain box with a charger but no manuals. The manuals are available from Motorola online. When I powered the unit on it quickly found my wi-fi network and wanted to upgrade to ICS (Android Ice Cream Sandwich). Sure, why not? Well that brings us to the main problem with this unit, and many other tablets. Adobe no longer supports flash player in Android devices past 4.0.x. Sorry, no watching Amazon prime movies and TV, no videos in CNN and countless other internet sites. I easily did the Flash player side load process and eventually got Flash Player to work, but this is somewhat buggy and not officially supported. So now consumers must endure an Apple vs. Google vs. Adobe vs. Microsoft war. Next up was to duplicate all the apps I have on my iPhone. Perhaps this is not a totally fair comparison because I am comparing iOS Phone Apps vs Android phone apps running on a tablet. It is somewhat ironic that there is a CNN Android "tablet optimized" application, but it can not play video without the Adobe Flash Player sideload (at least for now). Ebay has a very nice iOS app, but the Ebay android app is clunky and primitive. I use a USPS postal app daily, but the app is not available for Android. I love the Amazon app on iOS, but only Amazon mp3 is available for Android. Alas no Korg synth for Android! The Pilot/ Flying J service station app is a good example of iOS vs. Android apps. It is available for both platforms, but the iOS version looks better and is more refined. Open the app on iOS and a map comes up showing your position and the closest stations. On the Android tablet the app is stretched out and hard to read and it just brings up the address of the closest station. You then have to click another screen to see the station on a map. On iOS you can scroll down to see other stations, on Android it’s another screen click away and then does not really work unless you go in and set the radius correctly and do a refresh. On iOS I can phone a station and add it to my contact list from the single page. Again on Android you are more clicks and more screens away. I found this more refined and mature user interface on most IOS apps. I could continue with more examples but the point is made. Apple’s long experience with the user interface is obvious. Will Google catch up? The real bottom line here is if you find the apps you need and they work for you, then the Xoom is an excellent tablet. Just keep in mind that 600,000 Android apps does not equal 600,000 Android TABLET apps that you are willing to use. The hardware side is a different story and the Xoom beats the iPad in several ways. The most obvious feature (technically I suppose this is SW) is voice recognition. I use iOS Siri daily and love it. But it is not yet available on the iPad tablets. Google Voice works extremely well on the Xoom, sometimes better than Siri and certainly more responsive. Well I am out of space part 2?Read full review
The X O O M ! I bought this because it reminded me of the earlier days of PC's back when windows 3.1 was around, WOW that is dating me, although at that time, Windows PC's had Apps also, cute little programs that do this and that, and it was fun as it is today, the hardware at the time was not as nice as today but the underlying idea of writing software for everyday issues was the same. With that in Mind the Motorola Xoom does an awesome job of it, it is a good solid piece of hardware, that does what it says it will do - and with style, Motorola generally makes pretty good stuff and this is certainly top of the line hardware and if you get a great Deal like you can always do on Ebay - your time will be supremely well spent, It(Xoom) provides loads of fun, lots of education, entertainment and much more. I wont go into the specs and differences in this hardware and that, your likes and dislikes are specific to the person, But the FEEL of it, Like Bruce Lee has so well stated, The FEEL of it is pretty close to perfect. Now I personally love these devices and electronics and just about anything with an IP, unfortunately I do not have the monies to buy and keep each one, so I try and buy with an eye towards frugalness, I then learn all about the product enjoying each Byte, then I sell it, I do not make tons of money although it keeps my fun bank shall we say, with enough to keep me in 10 to 20 IP's. I have found the best way to do this is to open up a store on Ebay, in short, Give a man a tablet and he has fun for awhile, although teach him to buy and Sell on Ebay and he'll have fun for the rest of his life! Hey Ebay! That one is gonna cost ya if you use it! Great Product the Xoom, I Had loads of fun with it, I have since handed it off via Ebay (Sold in 10 minutes for about what I paid, minus accessories) to the next aspiring Pseudo Bill Gates, Nikoli Tesla, You or whomever! and at a great Price, Thanks Xoom, Thanks Ebay, Thanks USA!!!! The Frugal Aficionado !Read full review
I personally own(and love) an Apple Ipad 2 and when my 11 year old son asked for one for his 12th birthday I wasn’t willing to pay another $500/$600 for a child but needed something that was compatible to my Apple Tablet and that also wouldn’t be obsolete in a year! I STRUCK Gold! The Xoom is loaded with features and the price I got if for (used) on Ebay ($222) was less than 1/2 that of the Ipad and I didnt 'step down' in features! Seriously? This Tablet makes me think twice about my Apple Ipad investment! 1) Large, 10.1 Screen 2) VERY Clear Screen and Very Colorful! 3) The storage is excellent (32GB +++ A Micro SD Slot) 4) Fast Response I'm VERY happy with the Xoom and so is my VERY Picky and hard to please 12 year old son!
While I agree this is a good deal for the price, this tablet is nothing special. The screen is all but spectacular. Poor contrast, poor colors, washed rendering. The touch screen function is sensitive enough. This is heavy, thick and bulky. Very slippery in hand, a silicone cover is a must. The sound is acceptable, but the rear speakers design is poor. Turn the tablet and listen the sound with the speakers towards the user, then you will see why the speakers should always be put in front. There is enough place on the front bezel to accommodate the speakers. Battery life is rather weak, but it charges quickly. Rear camera is very good and it has a powerful flash. Front camera is just ok for video chatting. It has mini hdmi to connect to a TV. However the image projected on the TV is really poor. Don't count on projecting movies/Youtube from this tablet because you will be disappointed. In comparison, I also had a Blackberry Playbook and the image projected on TV through the hdmi cable was amazing.Read full review
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