Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi + 3G

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  8 out of 10

Summary: During my review of the Motorola XOOM Android 3.1 Tablet I found no real problems but the one discovered very near the end. It is a fast unit running what is currently the latest version of Android ; it is rapid and far more intelligent than some other such units.

Short extract: The Motorola XOOM measures 24.5x16.5x1.2cm and weights 705grams. The viewable screen is 21.5x13.5cm which gives the diagonal imperial measurement of 10.1inches which gives the 1280x800 resolution. You will need to read on to find what the only thing was that I found against this unit.

Conclusion: Doing my searches found the XOOM for £322 or £465.54 with 3G as well as Wi-Fi

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  8 out of 10

Short extract: So what do you choose – Apple or Android? Now it’s not just a choice when it comes to smartphones – after standing alone in the tablet market for a year. Apple now has rivals in the form of Android tablets.

• theregister.co.uk

  8.5 out of 10

Short extract: Review You will be aware that 2011 is supposed to be the year that Android tablets hit the big-time. In case you missed it, the explosion of new devices was supposed to happen at Easter.

Conclusion: Despite the weight, despite the price, despite everything, the Motorola Xoom has the power to move me. It feels so solid and performs so reliably that I increasingly find myself using it in preference to my iPad 2 whenever Apple compatibility is not an issue.

• electricpig.co.uk

  8 out of 10

Summary: Google will eventually gobble up a big chunk of the tablet market with Honeycomb, but the Xoom alone won't manage it with its software quirks

Short extract: The Motorola Xoom Android tablet feels like a crash dummy for Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. It’s almost as if Moto and Google decided to put it out there against the iPad 2 and see what happens, then check the damage in post-mortem and slow-mo replay.

Conclusion: Android Honeycomb isn’t quite ready for prime time. It’s frustrating at times, and the optimised apps aren’t out in force yet. But it is ready for the sizeable army of people already willing to put up with cheap hardware and terrible UI just to avoid Apple’s clutch.

• Android 3.0 has huge potential, speedy hardware
• It's a tad premature and crashy

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  7 out of 10

Summary: The 10.1-inch Motorola Xoom is the first tablet to run Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb software. Despite being first, it feels fun and polished, and it will be even better when more big-screen apps arrive.

Short extract: The 10.1-inch Motorola Xoom is the first tablet to run Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb software. Despite being first, it feels fun and polished, and it will be even better when more big-screen apps arrive.

Conclusion: If you simply must have Android 3.0 Honeycomb before anyone else, the Motorola Xoom will prove a stylish and powerful tablet. But, since the Xoom was announced, the iPad 2 has emerged, making Motorola's tablet look and feel hefty in comparison. The many features that cause this bulk, from the...

• Fast and responsive, Tablet-friendly tweaks to Android are good overall, Tabbed Web browser with Flash Player support, Easy to share videos and other files with your computers
• Crowded widgets and small icons can lead to home-screen chaos, Speakers face backwards, Inconvenient proprietary charger, Good Honeycomb apps are currently hard to find