Well, well, look what the cat dragged in today, leaked images of the next-gen Motorola Android tablet, the Xoom 2, but strangely, the images suggest it’s not going to be a 7-inch device. We have no idea when this baby will hit stores, but it’s clear that Moto isn’t ready to give up its Android tablet endeavor despite unconvincing Xoom sales.
The original Xoom was the first tablet expected to give the iPad 2 a run for the money, but unfortunately Motorola priced the device too high when compared to its Apple-made rival. Sure the device had what it needed to beat the iPad 2 when looking at the hardware of the two tablets alone, but it lacked the proper power under the hood to really become a bestseller device. The new Honeycomb OS, no matter how interesting it was, still lacked a decent ecosystem of apps at launch.
Hopefully Motorola has learned a thing of two from past mistakes, especially now that’s going to work even more closely with Google than ever, and the Xoom 2 will be a lot more competitive.
There aren’t that many specs and features available for the new tablet, but something tells me we’re going to see a lot more leaks in the months to come. In the mean time, we’re looking most likely at a 10.1-inch display, a slightly different overall appearance, SIM slot, HDMI, micro USB port, no SD slot support, Wi-Fi, 4G LTE support (the 3G/4G version), an HD camera back camera, a front-facing camera and Android OS. The device wasn’t turned on and we’re certainly interested to see whether this baby will run Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box.
The Xoom 2 is similar in weight to its predecessor (which you can see in the first of the three image featured here) and also in size, but you can notice it has a new design featuring rounder corners. The device is codenamed MZ617 and we’ll certainly keep an eye for more details about the Xoom 2. Anyone particularly interested in a new Android tablet from Motorola?
