"I've always felt that Android had a rough-around-the edges, geeky feel, with too many steps to do things and too much reliance on menus. But Honeycomb eliminates much of that," . He appreciated tabbed Web browsing, a smart notification bar and live widgets on the home screen.

Cameras

One of the Xoom's main perks over the iPad (for now) is its 5-megapixel front-facing camera and 2-megapixel rear-facing camera.

Engadget's Joshua Topolsky and Honeycomb's picture-taking interface, but felt that the device's size is "completely impractical in most situations."

On the other hand, that "being able to compose a photo while looking at something bigger than a 5×7 print is a real luxury, as it lets you see details you wouldn't otherwise notice on a small phone screen or camera viewfinder."