Only 100,000 Motorola XOOM tablets sold so far, Deutsche Bank claims

By on Apr 6, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Tablets April 6, 2011

Motorola Mobility has sold 100,000 Motorola XOOM units through the tablet’s first two months of availability, Deutsche Bank analysts claim. The firm arrived at the 100,000 figure by using the Android developer site to see how many people are currently using the Honeycomb OS. Dow Jones’ Shara Tibken notes in her wire report that Apple’s original iPad sold 300,000 units on its first day of availability alone, rendering sales of the XOOM less than impressive. Comparing XOOM sales to iPad sales makes for good chatter of course, but a sell rate of 50,000 units per month is certainly respectable for the Honeycomb tablet. Deutsche Bank states that the current estimated sales pace is in line with its estimates of 50,000 units in the first quarter and 150,000 in the second quarter of 2011. Motorola has not revealed official sales figures for the XOOM.

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  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

    Im waiting for the eee pad transformer.
    $400 with same specs as the xoom and includes a keyboard dock that gives it an extra 8 hours battery life.

    • Dan

      Unfortunately, the $399 price point was likely a mistake… the transformer is selling in the UK at an equivalent of about US$700… way to much if you ask me.

  • Anonymous

    lol, it looks as though the Ipad Killer killed itself! #TRAGEDY

  • jwd45244

    I want the Xoom and other Android tablets to succeed. Moto must have realized that not having 4G at launch must have hurt sales. I would like to have a Xoom but either WiFi-only or 4G and Wifi. The ads are amazingly unfocused. Are they a gaming platform? There is no W.I.F.M. (What’s In it For Me). Maybe when they have a 4G model and a better advertising team, they will make sales but until then….

  • http://infotainmentempire.blogspot.com Rob

    Seriously, trolling or not, the comments on this page are so stupid. “lol’s” when no one with a sane mind would clearly laugh (because it’s not funny).

    Why do people care so much about what OTHER people LIKE?

  • http://infotainmentempire.blogspot.com Rob

    Seriously, trolling or not, the comments on this page are so stupid. “lol’s” when no one with a sane mind would clearly laugh (because it’s not funny).

    Why do people care so much about what OTHER people LIKE?

  • Anonymous

    I still don’t understand the point of a tablet…

    • SideshowDave

      While I don’t recommend a Xoom at it’s current price, I found I enjoy mine for web browsing, reading (e.g., pdfs), watching Amazon instant videos, and listening to audio. I find it more convenient for these than using a small notebook. I don’t like it for email, msging, or games. For the first two, I find the keyboard situation worse than with a physical keyboard. For games, I find the same situation as for any kind of app – Android has a poor selection of quality apps.

      • anDROIDfan

        Well worth the money, I take it?

  • http://www.facebook.com/matthew.h.simmons Matthew Simmons

    Well if they would sell a wi-fi only version I would buy one.

  • Anonymous

    Note to other tablet manufacturers. Do not release your most expensive versions first, it makes the entire device line up look pricey. You normally pay a premium for Apple stuff, so if you look expensive compared to Apple you have a problem.

    Before anyone says “but the specs”, you should realise that most typical consumers look at price first. In politics they say if it takes longer than 30 seconds to explain it is too complicated for the general public. In marketing it is the same, all about the headline price.

  • http://twitter.com/SingSyon Jona Sy

    Sure, it’s not a sales leader, but it is, perhaps, the best tablet out. Very solid and well designed, in my opinion.

  • Anonymous

    Apple has warped the mobile device world in such a crazy way! Waaay back in 2006-B.I. (Before iPhone) these would have been good numbers. Sayin…

  • Anonymous

    Come up with 16GB WIFI Version at $450 and see the results, now probably it is late in the game but Moto had the chance to own the Android Tablet market just like what they did with D1. IMO

  • Anonymous

    Come up with 16GB WIFI Version at $450 and see the results, now probably it is late in the game but Moto had the chance to own the Android Tablet market just like what they did with D1. IMO

  • Nore1978jettin

    thats because it cost way to much!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Is this supposed to be the iPad killer after the fail tab? What is the next iPad killer from droidtards?

  • Palfrei

    It is not budget friendly. Neing more expensive and having a less spectacular library of applications don’t make it as desirable as the iPad2.

    I really wanted HP tablet to be awesone but I think it’ll plummet too.

    This could be RIM’s chance to enter the market and make a stance with their tablet, being more.portable and having all the stregths of the BB ecosystem [data security and m@il] plus the Android market.

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