By Amy Gilroy
Motorola (NYSE:MMI) officially listed the price for its Xoom tablet due on February 24 as $599.99 with a 2-year Verizon (NYSE:VZ) contract: a gutsy price given the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad ranges in price from $499 to $829.
The Xoom will also be available at $799.99 off contract.
Motorola said earlier that it believes its device is better than the iPad in a number of ways. It offers 4G, a slightly larger display at 10.1 inches and includes two cameras while the iPad (at least the original iPad) is without a camera. Apple is expected to unveil an upgraded iPad next week.
The Xoom is also the first tablet to run on Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), which was designed especially for tablets. The Xoom won’t support 4G unti Q2, but customers will be able to upgrade to 4G at no cost.
Wireless 3G data service for the Motorola’s tablet will begin at $20/month for 1GB of data.
Source: Motorola Mobility
Amy Gilroy is the Editor of CEoutlook and a Contributing Author to Market Playground and Satellite Radio Playground.
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Why say “at least the original iPad”? There is only one iPad. There are rumors around, true. But there is only one iPad.