DROID XYBOARD 8.2 unboxing and initial hands on review

January 8, 2012

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It was back in February 2011 when Motorola launched the XOOM tablet with the promise of different form factors later in the year. They finally came through last month with the launch of the first DROID branded tablets, the XYBOARD 10.1 and XYBOARD 8.2. The 10.1 features a 10.1-inch display and is the same size as the XOOM, but much thinner. The 8.2 is a new size for them. It features an 8.2-inch (1280 x 800) IPS display. Much like the XOOM, they didn't launch a WiFi-only version at first. Instead they chose to go with LTE 4G versions on Verizon Wireless for now, but the WiFi-only versions just became available, and can be pre-ordered.

Other notable specs for the DROID XYBOARD 8.2 is a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 5MP rear camera, 1.3MP front camera, HDMI 1.4, WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 2.1, and Android 3.2. The XYBOARD 8.2 is nice and thin at 8.9mm and is fairly light weighing 386 grams. It's available in 16GB and 32 GB for $379.99 and $479.99 respectively. Of course these prices are with a 2-year contract with Verizon Wireless. We will do a full review, but for now checkout my initial hands on.

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.