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The Motorola Xoom, which is the first Android device developed to run the tablet-specific Honeycomb 3.0 OS, will soon be available in the stores. Therefore, users will be able to get a kick-start in the next tablet war. According to first impressions, the device has earned positive feedback. However, a question still remains whether it will be able to compete against the iPad. According to the experts, the Xoom comes with amazing features and mobile technologies that will be able to beat the first-generation iPads. Some of the great features that users can enjoy using this device are the optimized operating system and screen size.

With all the high expectations, the Xoom comes with the best features and specifications to compete against most of the top tablet devices available in the market. For instance, the overall style as well as hardware specifications of the Motorola Xoom point out some noticeable benefits. Although iPads are still ruling the market, Google’s operating system installed in this Android device is also making it as a preferred choice for high end users.

The Motorola Xoom is also more customizable when compared to other tablet PCs available in the market these days. This device is upgradeable to faster 4G networks, where available, and the company is also planning to make numerous small acquisitions for differentiating itself from the rival handset makers.

The Motorola Xoom also comes with a Tegra 2 dual-core processor provided by Nvidia, which will be able to deliver up to two GHz of power. The device will be launched as a Wi-Fi/3G device in April. However, in the second quarter, Motorola Xoom contracts will be obtainable on 4G LTE networks. Due to the Tegra 2 dual-core processor, the device will be able to provide high quality graphics as well as viewing for the users. The image clarity of the dual cameras is also great in the Xoom.

It seems that the new NVIDIA Tegra might be the hardware of choice for the next Android smart phones. It has already been revealed that NVIDIA technology is being used in the Android tablet that was shown off at the Web 2.0 Expo. This is why it would not be surprising to know that the tablet was already packed with the Tegra.

The Tegra is more than just a CPU; it is an all in one system (or as NVIDIA calls it, a system on a chip). This hardware combines an ARM architecture CPU with a GPU, Southbridge, a memory controller and Northbridge.

This places the next generation Android smart phones with a technological advantage over many other handsets. With the competition between Google and Apple reaching new heights, it is not surprising that the Android developer has been heavily focusing on not only improving its mobile platform (with the recent new improvements to search, inclusion of Flash and more), but they are now also working on improving the hardware use in Android devices.

Speaking of Android add-ons, the Google Goggles augmented reality application has been improved recently to include the ability to scan foreign languages and translate the text into English content. This is very useful especially for reading languages that are written in special characters that cannot be written manually with a standard keyboard.

It has also been confirmed that the next Android OS, version 2.2 Froyo, will have native support for Flash. As recently announced, Google and Adobe have been teaming up after Apple forced developers to stop using the Adobe Flash Professional CS5 software for developing iPhone apps.

Back to the tablet at the Web 2.0 Expo, the device pretty much shows off what makes the Android the amazing OS that it is now and also, a preview into the new features that will be included –namely the NVIDIA hardware and the implementation of Flash support.