Both the Wi-Fi and Verizon branded Xoom ran Google's Android 3.2 Honeycomb, which introduced new features including a redesigned, tablet-optimized user interface, a 3D desktop purportedly taken from BumpTop (which Google acquired in April 2010), improved task-switching, a newly redesigned notification system, Google Maps 5 in 3D and browser enhancements including tabbed browsing, form auto-fill and bookmark syncing.

[22] The Motorola Xoom supports docking stations for charging and as a stand for viewing video.

[citation needed] It was announced that the microSD Card slot would be enabled with the Android 3.2 update.

Before release, no official statement indicated whether the microSD slot would support SDHC or SDXC cards.

Early on Motorola also touted the ability to upgrade to 4G as a major selling point versus other tablets.

Titled "Empower the People", it depicted a dystopia in which all of humanity wears white hoodies and are plugged into iPods, a jab at how Apple products had achieved cult-like[broken anchor] status and practically ubiquitous market penetration.

[27] The following week, a minor controversy erupted when Los Angeles filmmaker Mike Sarrow claimed that he had, in fact, originated the commercial's idea first.

In 2009, he shot a short film portraying a dystopian world where everyone is plugged into iPods to the point that all human conversation has ceased.

[28][29][30][31] The device's hardware received praise from reviewers; Engadget, PC World and CNET all said that the Xoom's performance was as good as, or superior to, competing products.

"[33] Xoom was estimated by Deutsche Bank analysts to have sold about 100,000 units during the first 6 weeks of availability.

On April 28, 2011, Motorola announced during Q1 2011 earnings conference calls that over 250,000 units of Xoom were shipped to retail channels during the quarter.