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Originally Posted by Edy
I got my Motorola Xoom two days ago. I agree, it's too thick to read a Kindle book on it.
I wanted to see an Android device and selected the Motorola, because it is not customized by the manufacturer and of course the review here influenced me as well. 
Overall it is a good device and I think, I still have to figure out a lot in this new Android world. The first impressions are that the app on the IPad are sexier.
I bought the device from an auction site. It's an US import from Verizon. I also prefer English as the interface language. Is it really true that a Xoom bought in German speaking countries cannot be switched to English?
Thanks,
Edy |
The issue with languages doesn't seem to be Xoom specific, but seems to be in Honeycomb, as I had this on other Honeycomb units as well.
Germany = German, that's it. BTW: Same for HP TouchPad. I find it just stupid. Why can't they simply separate country and language?
I don't think, iPad has a general advantage over Android/Honeycomb. Maybe the app was available for iPad earlier and for Honeycomb it's just v1.0 yet? Or the respective programmer isn't that experienced on Android yet? Given the technical specifications, Honeycomb tablets should be as capable as iPad2. But I guess there's a simple explanation: For any given demand (navigation, hotel search, travel companion, restaurant tips, ...), you may find 3 apps in the Android market but maybe 5 to 8 in iTunes. So it's more likely to find a "diamond" for iOS than for Android. But Android definitely is getting closer.
And if I personally have to rate the OS, iOS is loosing ground rapidly. You can't even install an additional keyboard such as Swype. If I look at BlackBerry PlayBook or HP TouchPad, I see the possibilities and promises of tablets - and iPad really feels simplistic, basic and somewhat dated, whereas Android is a bit closer. This may change again with iPad3/iOS5 of course...
I really like my Xoom. It's awfully bulky and I still wonder about the differences in size between Xoom, Iconia and Eee Pad Transformer. Still, Xoom for now is my favorite Honeycomb tablet by far.
But again, this may change with Samsung Galaxy Tab...
BTW: Coming back to the language issue. In the market there's an app "more locale", which makes the other languages available. Strange enough though. The app only has some 100k. So obviously it doesn't install any additional languages, but only "opens" the already existing languages in the ROM...
Why are the languages there but not available? Another IT mystery...