- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Google Nexus 10
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
- Apple iPad mini
- Google Nexus 7
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"
Rated 80% by by AstroBob--AstroBobI have used Ipads and frankly the addition of the keyboard, quad core and ease of memory expansion puts the ASUS ahead.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the MOTOROLA Xoom with WiFi + 3G compared to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
“10.1
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
10.1”
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Rated 80% by by T.-J.-Power--PowerCPA (Jun, 2012)It charges fast and the battery life is more than good enough.
screen size
10.1"
10.1"
Xoom with WiFi + 3G by P.-Feola--Mandrid-2008 (Apr, 2011)I like the size and how smooth it is when you change from display normal, longways and also upside down.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by AstroBob--AstroBobScreen is still gorgeous and output to any big monitor through HDMI is outstanding...I use it for astronomy lectures.
screen resolution
Xoom with WiFi + 3G by YARIE (Apr, 2011)I give xoom five stars for its well felt high build quality, which includes the high res screen, two high def cameras a, 2 speakers, and hdmi/future-sd interfaces.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Andrew-Vosper (Sep, 2012)It's not a super high resolution display, so the individual pixels are pretty good sized, and this was pretty noticeable.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP | 2 MP |
Xoom with WiFi + 3G by a (Sep, 2012)the xoom has a high def (barely) rear 5 mp video camera as well as a 2 mp front camera (great for skyping).
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Penny (Jun, 2012)It's easy to use, it as a back and front camera and the colors are nice a bright.
processor
Xoom with WiFi + 3G by Mostafa-Sarwer--Mo (Apr, 2011)Dual core, lots of ram... overall HARDWARE is the best.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by S-Finch (Sep, 2012)it is very fast with a quad core Tegra processor and Andriod ICS operating sysem.
Performance Real world tests of MOTOROLA Xoom with WiFi + 3G vs Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
cpu speed
Xoom with WiFi + 3G by Tiger (Apr, 2011)Tablet KeyboardBoth iPad2 and Xoom are great devices, and they both boast high speed dual core processors with large display screen.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by R.-Kurthakoti (May, 2012)The tablet has very good clarity and excellent speed thanks to the Tegra 3 processor.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Johnny-Cinco (Jul, 2012)Adobe reader was laggy, and google chrome as well (without flash support).
battery life
8.33 hour
10 hour
Xoom with WiFi + 3G by Don-E.-Smith--diverdon (Jun, 2011)Battery life is the amazing 10 hours and the charging is surprisingly fast.
Eee Pad Transformer TF300 by Sthrnbrn (Sep, 2012)With that being said, after the initial charge it only takes about 2 hours to charge from about 15.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
| Has a compass | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; Great for maps and navigation apps | |||
| Higher resolution front camera | 2 MP | vs | 1.2 MP |
| More than 65% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
Advantages compared to the MOTOROLA Xoom with WiFi + 3G
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Dual core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Longer battery life | 10 hour | vs | 8.33 hour |
| More than 20% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Has a microphone jack | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality | |||
| Marginally newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Feb, 2011 |
| Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Significantly higher resolution rear camera | 8 MP | vs | 5 MP |
| 60% higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| Faster processor | 1.2 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| Around 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Smaller | 263 x 181 x 10 mm | vs | 249 x 168 x 13 mm |
| More than 10% smaller | |||
Reviews Word on the street
MOTOROLA Xoom with WiFi + 3G | Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300 | ||
 |   Rated by 793 users at amazon.com Rated 60% by by Sam-Bronson--acheron-trout (Mar, 2011) Rated 100% by by KR (Nov, 2011) Rated 20% by by Roby (Mar, 2012) | Rated by 605 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by silvercoupe40 (May, 2012) Rated 100% by by Michael-D.-Snow--MDSNOW (Aug, 2012) Rated 100% by by Dan-Caballero (Nov, 2012) | |
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 2 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 4 | Google Nexus 7 3-way tie: Fast Bluetooth |
 | 5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 2-way tie: OK operating system |
 | 6 | Apple iPad 2 6-way tie: Supports 3G |
 | 8 | Acer Iconia Tab A210 4-way tie: Supports Flash |
