Motorola Xoom 2 hands-on (video)

Motorola has just unveiled two new tablets in Europe, and we’ve managed to get our grubby mitts on them. This one is the Xoom 2, the (almost) same-size successor to Moto’s first Android tablet. Matching its older sister’s 10.1-inch Gorilla Glass screen, there’s now an all-over splash resistant coating (in and out), with those intriguing cut-off corners we have seen already there to help the ergonomics of handling the slab. Add to that, Motorola’s created something it’s calling intelligent grip suppression, this means that you are able to hold the screen and navigate along with your other hand without hindrance. It runs Honeycomb 3.2, and gains a higher 1.2GHz dual-core processor inside, with a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera, and a five megapixel shooter at the back. Comparing the tablet to its predecessor, you will not believe how much thinner it’s — it’s Galaxy Tab 10.1-scale skinniness. Motorola also boast that it’s now 100g lighter than the unique Xoom, but we still get an HDMI port, microUSB connectivity and 16GB of storage, let alone stylus functionality, though the capacitive pen is sold separately. The Xoom 2 itself has now been priced up at £379.99. Take a look at those cut-off corners inside the hands-on video after the break.

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