Verizon will finally be releasing the Motorola Xoom 2 10.1 and Xoom 2 8.2 (Media Edition), but under the name of Droid Xyboard. The company says the Xyboard will be available in stores starting Dec. 12. If you can’t wait to get this in store, then you can order them online now on Big Red’s website. The 8.2-inch version starts at $429 for 16GB of storage or $529 for 32GB; while the 10.1-inch models will be $529 for 16GB, $629 for 32Gb or a ridiculous $729 for 64GB.
A few of the Droid Xyboard specs include:
- Android 3.2 Honeycomb (upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich)
- Dual-core 1.2 GHz processors
- Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network
- MotoCast
Big Red says the tablets are “lighter than a paperback book and thinner than an AAA battery.” They’re also telling people to take advantage of its special promotion, which is $100 off a Droid Xyboard tablet with the purchase of a Droid Razr and a new two-year contract agreement. That said, I think the name change from Xoom 2 to Droid Xyboard is a little overkill on the part of Verizon. Seriously, service providers get a little carried away when it comes to renaming products that don’t need to be renamed.
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