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Research firms that have taken apart Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.'s Xoom tablet wholesale computer electronic book reader accessories uncovered some additional clues about its features and why it costs more to build than Apple Inc.'s hit iPad. Xooms, unlike iPads, come with front- and rear-facing video cameras, which Starzmart UBM estimates cost about $14 to add. Its display boasts higher resolution than the iPad's, and it likely costs about $5 more, the Ottawa-based firm estimates.

Analysts are quick to point out that such comparisons may be moot after Wednesday, when Apple is widely expected to introduce an updated iPad at an event in San Francisco. They also are left to speculate best ebook reader about one of Motorola's key choices—why the company didn't introduce a more stripped-down Xoom to compete with the $499 entry-level iPad, which has less memory capacity and comes with Wi-Fi communications capability only.Motorola, which has shifted from trying to be Wholesale Ebook reader a mass-market supplier of cellphones, is trying to position itself as a producer of premium devices based on Google Inc.'s Android operating home security systems. Sanjay Jha, the company's chief executive, has argued that the Xoom deserves its price tag given its high quality and the fact that it can be upgraded free to 4G cellular technology.

The Xoom, for instance, comes with a chip from Nvidia Corp. that has dual processors, compared to just one calculating engine on the Apple A4 chip on the iPad.Mr. Jha, who said Xoom sales are off to a eBook Reader review good start, expects the tablet market to segment, with lower-priced devices for less demanding users, and will launch new tablets by the end of the year. The company already plans to offer a Wi-Fi only model in Europe, though has not discussed plans to do so in the U.S.