If you under take a journey down the memory lane along with the Motorola Xoom, the initial device to have a pure tablet optimized platform of Google, you will come to know that things did not materialized as expected for the Xoom. Apart from the incorporation of a 4G LTE radio, it was outsmarted by other Honeycomb tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Returning back to the second round, DROID XYBOARD 8.2 is all set to support its predecessor and regain the reputation.

The Droid XYBOARD package contains

Wall Charger

MicroUSB cable

Product Safety and Warranty Guide

Quick Start Guide

Design

If you compare the design of Droid XYBOARD with the design of Smartphone of Motorola like the DROID RAZR and PHOTON 4G, you find it a firmly constructed, and you will get a brawny feeling all due to the choice of finest materials. It is exactly constructed like a tank; the plating on the metallic back offers a lot of strength. Its sturdy exterior is pronounced by the miniature bolts and the supple touch surfaces. It is extraordinarily lightweight weighing 13.62 Oz in mass and is 0.35”in thickness.

Display

The Droid XYBOARD has a giftedly 8.2” IPS improved HD display, with a decent resolution of 1280x800 pixels. It is considered as a multi centric tablet with the 2.1 virtual surround sound constructed on its sides.

Interface and functionality

The tablet provides a lot of personalization with different types of wallpapers, icons and widgets. The typing in this tablet is very convenient because of the spacious arrangement and receptiveness.

Memory and processor

The Droid XYBOARD 8.2 runs on a dual core TI OMAP 4430 processor of 1.2 GHz with a RAM of 1 GB. Oddly the Droid XYBOARD 8.2 is short of the micro card utility, which means you need to thin in advance whether to purchase a 16 GB or 32GB tablet edition.

Internet and connectively

The normal 4G LTE connectively of the tablet offers a normal download and uploads at 7Mbit/s and 10Mbit/s speeds. You will also have an EV-DO Rev.A backup. Other aspects you have are the 802.11 b/g/n/a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, a GPS and functionalities of mobile hotspot.

Camera

The tablet comes with an autofocus camera of 5 megapixels. The pictures are only satisfactory up to some certain extent. Only for the 4” x 6”, the pictures are tolerable. However the video recording of 1080p is somewhat decent. The tablet provides smooth visuals with images moving at the rate of 29 frames per second and a clear audio is recorded.

Multimedia

The tablet houses a stock honey comb player.The device with the facility strong volume output, hearty tones and settings of the equalizer provides harmonious tones.

Battery and performance
The gadget has a 3,960 mAh battery, which is identical to the usage of 7 inch tablets. On a single charge, the tablet can be used for ten hours. However it can be a little bit more, when switching to the 3Gmode or with the Wi-Fi usage.

A quick look at its pros and cons

Pros

Outstanding build quality

Integrated IR blaster

Tough 2.1virtual surround sound

Display with sharp appearance

Cons

Investment, very pricey

While browsing the web, it gives a choppy performance.

Conclusion

One has to accept that Droid XYBOARD is indeed an admirable tablet with some pretty good fascinating features such as its excellent construction quality, 4G LTE connectivity and a beautiful display