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Originally Posted by Silock
Huh? WHICH Benchmark? The one that shows page loading times to be faster on the iPad 2 than the Xoom? At the very least, the CPUs are of equal quality in the iPad 2 and the Xoom (aren't they both dual core ARM Cortex A9s running at 1 GHz?), but the GPU in the iPad 2 is better.
I'm not sure how you couldn't recognize that the SGX543 in the iPad 2 KILLS the Tegra 2 in the Xoom. It's just a better GPU, and it's not even close. Tegra 3 should be better than the SGX543, though. So goes tech, right?
Because cameras on a tablet are stupid, anyway. The front-facing camera doesn't need to be high-res . . . it's just for video conferencing. The rear camera should probably be better, but again, taking video with a tablet, even small as they are, is awkward due to their size.
Storage might be a point, if one actually needed it. I have a 64 gb iPad. Know how many times I've used that storage space? Zero. Why? Because everything streams to it from home. There's simply no need to store anything on the device. If people actually need more than 64gb of storage on their tablet, then perhaps a tablet isn't really for them.
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It does have a slightly better GPU... and the processors are very close in performance. Which is why I called this a wash.
I agree that tablet cameras are pretty silly overall but it was still dumb to use crap cameras.
I agree on the storage size issue BUT having an SD card slot is a good idea.. although a USB port would be better. The Xoom has both.
Leaving the memory at 256MB was also a mistake. It's fine for current apps but leaves no room for growth.
The Xoom has a better screen but in reality I don't think it's that much better.
There is no excuse for Apple having a full year head start and not releasing something that was better.
In exactly one week, the Xoom will be equal or better in every aspect except # of apps. (I guess you could go with the iPad2 is thinner... but at a certain point it gets kinda silly.. both are thin enough)