If you are set on getting one now, the XOOM should be one of the first to get Ice Cream Sandwich. I love my Xoom it is way superior to the iPad I had before. I hope Ice Cream Sandwich will take it even further ahead. The Xoom2 is not worth the extra pennies for me as an upgrade but as a first tablet it might be worth looking at. I would still recommend waiting a month or two for a quad core tablet with ICS.
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar < [email protected]> wrote: > Very well written analysis. I have the tab 10.1 and love it. > > Sent from my Android phone using TouchDown (www.nitrodesk.com) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Sevart [[email protected]] > Received: Thursday, 10 Nov 2011, 6:29pm > To: [email protected] [[email protected]] > Subject: Re: [H] Thought on tablets? > > > The SGT10 isn't perfect, but not for many of the reasons that you state. > The > thinness and weight are noteworthy in that it's the thinnest and lightest > of > all Android tablets right now, and even exceeds the iPad2. Granted, not by > much, but Apple has always used the physical form of their products as a > selling point, which doesn't hold up to the SGT10. The screen is > significantly better--it's more vibrant, larger, and has a higher > resolution. I've used an iPad 2 and do indeed find the SGT10 to have a > materially superior screen. I can't say that the aspect ratio has ever > negatively impacted anything I've used it for, either. Honeycomb is a > disadvantage only if you're an iOS fan--it is, by far, superior to Android > 2.x in every way. 3.0 may have been poor--I never used it--but 3.1 and > later > are very nice platforms. > > Where the SGT10 does fall, however, is in the fact that the battery cannot > be replaced and that it has no ports other than the proprietary main > connector. This is an unfortunate cue from Apple. The plastic back can be a > liability, but it is a very solid device to hold. > > Yes, the SGT10 was released after the iPad 2, but is that really > justification for pulling punches? The iPad2 still represents the latest > and > greatest tablet from Apple and it is absolutely fair to compare it against > the latest and greatest Android devices, especially since we're still > months > away from a possible iPad refresh. > > I still find that one of iOS's biggest deficiencies at this stage is that > it > feels old and tired. The interface is dated, while Honeycomb is fresh > (along > with WP7, actually). It's long overdue for a visual overhaul that Apple > seems unwilling to do, probably because their followers would find such a > change confusing. > > Agreed--time waits for none. While Apple releases new versions every year > or > so, you can hardly go a month without a newer Android tablet being > released. > I have the choice to mix and match the features that are important to me > and > not accept what one solitary organization dictates. That is the biggest > advantage of a non-Apple device, and it's not to be understated. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin > > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 9:03 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [H] Thought on tablets? > > > > In this world, everything is debatable. > > > > However, the SGT10 has its flaws too. One is Honeycomb. Another is its > > weak back side. While the screen might be better, you can't claim the > > iPad screen is bad, and frankly I continue to find the aspect ratio > > better than that on a Honeycomb tablet. IMO, setting the aspect ratio > > for watching a movie on such a small device is bad design. There are > > many other things one needs to do where that screen size is a > > disadvantage. Saying that it is thinner isn't much of an advantage, > > since the iPad is thin enough. One has to hold the thing and feel > > confident doing so. And the tiny weight difference isn't that big of a > > deal. And of course Samsung is clearly trying to imitate the iPad, but I > > don't see it at any technological disadvantage, especially given that > > the 2nd version came out before the SGT10. In terms of tech, later > > products always have an advantage. > > > > And man....I waste more time fiddling around with Honeycomb than its > > worth. Waiting for Google to get it's act together is a huge > > time-waster for me. I'll be moving away from Google devices come time > > to upgrade my phone (well, at least that's my thinking right now). The > > Google TV (logitech revue) is the main reason I'm done with Google-based > > products. > > > > IMO, the best reason to rule out Apple is price. But in terms of > > experience, IMO, none of the Honeycomb tablets competes. The argument > > always seems to be wait on the next thing down the road. Ok...but while > > you're doing that life is marching on. Time waits for none. > > > > On 11/10/2011 8:56 AM, Greg Sevart wrote: > > >> Of course, I already have an iPad (and nothing matches it) and an Acer > > >> Iconia Tab (A500). Oh, and I have a Nook Color too. > > >> > > > I'd argue this point. While the iPad makes a very compelling ecosystem > > > argument by simple virtue of running iOS, it has been eclipsed in every > > > category from a technological superiority perspective. As an example, > my > > > SGT10 has a more vibrant screen, larger screen, is lighter, thinner, > and > > > provides roughly equivalent performance and battery life. Honeycomb > > (and > > > ICS) are, in my opinion, far more modern looking than iOS as well. I > have a > > > work-provided iPhone4, and I find the interface to be dull and dated > > > compared to Android's latest, and the larger profile iPad exacerbates > this. > > > > > > Nobody else can compete with the ecosystem though, which is a strong > > > competitive advantage to be sure, but "nothing matches it" is...highly > > > debatable. With a reunified platform in ICS/Android 4.0, I suspect that > > > we'll see the ecosystem argument lose standing as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
