The Motorola Droid Xyboard, previously released as the Xoom 2 in Europe before being renamed, is an
Android
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-based
tablet computer
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by
Motorola Mobility
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, announced by Motorola on November 3, 2011.
The device is available in
3G and
Wi-Fi
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variants with there being options between an 10.1-inch screen, 5 MP Camera, 1 GB RAM, 7000 mAh battery or a 10.1-inch screen model.
There is an optional active
capacitive stylus available, sold separately.
Media Edition
The Droid Xyboard is also available as a Media Edition. The Motorola website states that the Media Edition will "Stream files from your PC" with "MotoCast™" and has an 8.2-inch "HD widescreen" with "Adaptive virtual surround sound". The Media Edition does not support the active stylus.
Availability
UK
Both Xoom 2 tablets were released in November 2011, and are available in the UK at
Carphone Warehouse
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,
Best Buy
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,
Dixons,
PC World
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and
Currys
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in the
United Kingdom
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.
Motorola Mobility Launches Two New Tablets in the UK and Ireland - Press Releases - Motorola Mobility, Inc.
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North America
The Droid Xyboard was released in some stores on December 9, and was released in all stores on December 12, 2011.
See also
* Comparison of tablet computers
This is a list of tablet computers, grouped by intended audience and form factor.
Media tablets
Multimedia tablets are compared in the following tables.
Larger than screen
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* Droid RAZR
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* Android version history
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