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What's your tablet?

I've got both a Xoom and iPad1. Xoom is built like a tank and I use it roughly as much as the iPad. Mostly I use the iPad for all the cool apps but as far as the OS goes, the Xoom is so far more advanced it ain't funny.

And let me put one thing to rest about the iPad and iOS being so flawless. BS! My WiFi connection gets dropped all the time. I know there is a solution to this somewhere (which I have forgotten) because I've encountered this before. But it is a bug that requires a workaround. And the iPad will keep all your apps open until you shut them down manually (their idea of multi tasking). Even when you shut down your iPad, they are still there in virtual memory when you fire things up again. You've gotta always be aware of open apps and close them down manually else the system will run to a crawl. And there are more. I just mention this because I hear how 'buggy' honeycomb is....iOS is just as buggy IMO.
 
schimm said:
And let me put one thing to rest about the iPad and iOS being so flawless. BS! My WiFi connection gets dropped all the time. I know there is a solution to this somewhere (which I have forgotten) because I've encountered this before. But it is a bug that requires a workaround. And the iPad will keep all your apps open until you shut them down manually (their idea of multi tasking). Even when you shut down your iPad, they are still there in virtual memory when you fire things up again. You've gotta always be aware of open apps and close them down manually else the system will run to a crawl. And there are more. I just mention this because I hear how 'buggy' honeycomb is....iOS is just as buggy IMO.
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My experience varies from your report but I don't want to debate iOS on an Android forum so I'll leave it there.

I will say the iOS multitasking is a mixed bag, better in some ways, worse in others. I wish it was as easy to kill apps in Android and I could convince it to keep LauncherPro+ in memory. I do prefer Android memory management with the exceptions I mentioned.
 
I'll add this about the two operating systems. Practically apples and oranges. iOS is an app launcher (the android app drawer). Android has a desktop. It's more complex, more things can go wrong. I think it does quite well given it's execution across many devices. iOS just needs to fit iPad, iPhone, iTouch. BTW, they've had a real problem with battery drain on the iTouch. A relatively new phenomenon after introduction of the iPad. I don't use it anymore so I don't know it they've fixed it yet.
 
100% of the thread is discussing about various Tablets so thread has been moved to the Tablet Forum for a wider audience :)

Cheers,
Roze
 
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