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Differences between Motorola Tablet and Ipad 2

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jimbo1mcm

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It sure looks like the Ipad 2 and the Moto Tablet will be virtually identical in components with the same or very similar dual processors, Ram, and 2 cameras. Besides operating on different OS's, I wonder what will differentiate these products. Who will be the first one to get it to the market? I plan on getting a Moto Tab, unless there is something that I really don't like about it. ( It HAS to have wi-fi, can't be tied to a data plan to use it!) Just thought of a huge difference. Flash!!!! I can't believe that Jobs will allow a formidable competitor like Motorola to have Flash and he won't. He will work a deal with Adobe to use it.
 
For me, the differentiator will be WiFi. If the Moto Tab doesn't come in a WiFi only flavor then I'll most likely be going with the iPad 2.
 
Well all of the standard Android advantages on phones will apply here as well it would seem.

i.e. You can run updatable live widgets on your home screen (weather, scores, etc), you can actually change your wallpaper :-), you get the superior notification system of Android, the ability to add custom home launchers, etc etc. None of which is possible on the iPad. Google navigation in Maps v5 is another advantage as well. In addition, we haven't seen much of Honeycomb yet, but I expect much more than we know now to come as well.
 
Personally, I think the biggest advantage of almost any Android tablet is going to be a tablet-optimized OS. I personally don't see Apple taking that approach...ever.

In terms of the Wi-Fi only advantage of the iPad2, I personally don't think Moto will offer this. However, the current pricing model of the iPad makes no sense at all. The 3G/Wi-Fi version of the iPad should have been subsidized by AT&T, and should never be more expensive than the Wi-Fi only version. I expect the Moto tablet price at full retail (no contract), to be less expensive than than the iPad Wi-Fi only version.
 
ckeegan said:
Personally, I think the biggest advantage of almost any Android tablet is going to be a tablet-optimized OS. I personally don't see Apple taking that approach...ever.

In terms of the Wi-Fi only advantage of the iPad2, I personally don't think Moto will offer this. However, the current pricing model of the iPad makes no sense at all. The 3G/Wi-Fi version of the iPad should have been subsidized by AT&T, and should never be more expensive than the Wi-Fi only version. I expect the Moto tablet price at full retail (no contract), to be less expensive than than the iPad Wi-Fi only version.
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Subsidized was tried in the uk and appears to have failed.
Apple iPad Subsidies Don?t Pull In UK Customers Phone Reviews

And I think the reason is if it is subsidized you are forced into carring a data plan for the term of the contract. And I know I do not want to have to pay a seperate plan for my phone and then a tablet.
 
I think for me, the real comparison is between motorola tablet standard and an jailbroken ipad 2.

I will mainly be using the tablet for morning newspaper reading, light surfing and work (lots of PDF reading and annotation).

However I want to get a second to send to my family out of the country. I want to them to have a very simple computer that never crashes and one which will allow me to video chat with them.

1- android vs. iOS
***Is android as reliable as IOS? I'm not so sure, there are times I get force closes for no reason and I have to figure out and dig through menus until I fix the problem. This isn't something my elderly parents can do

**Will wifi only version be upgradeable over the air?
My family won't have a computer to sync their ipad, if honeycomb tablets can update over the air that would be HUGE.

2- Video chat
I've read some reviews saying that facetime looks better than google video chat in these tablets.
On the other hand, I can video chat to any device with google chat. (like a computer). Where as facetime is still limited to apple ipods, iphones and later tablets?

3-Software
SOFTWARE.

Look at the offerings in android. There are a lot of fun apps but we are really missing content apps.

magazines
Flipboard
PDF anotators
animated books for children + education software in general.
 
I know Skype will be doing mobile video calls. So it should be safe to assume one can Skype video chat between an iPad 2 and Xoom. The problem of number 2 should be solved (no pun originally intended!).
 
Correct me if im wrong, but in iOS you have to buy apps developed specially for the ipad.. that means you would have to buy all your apps all over again...

honeycomb will use something called fragments, which will let developer use the screen real state better within the same phone app (the same app will be able to differentiate between a tablet and a phone, and it will display differently in both devices) so you will be able to use the same apps that you bought for your phone
 
macprv said:
Correct me if im wrong, but in iOS you have to buy apps developed specially for the ipad.. that means you would have to buy all your apps all over again...

honeycomb will use something called fragments, which will let developer use the screen real state better within the same phone app (the same app will be able to differentiate between a tablet and a phone, and it will display differently in both devices) so you will be able to use the same apps that you bought for your phone
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Yup, correct. Though the same holds if you are an iPhone user for iPad apps.
 
^im not saying u cant use iphone apps with the ipad.. im saying you have to re-buy ipad specific apps if you want to use an app made specifically for the ipad
 
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