Verizon announces Droid Xyboard tablets

We knew that Motorola had new tablets in the works, and it appears that Verizon has finally decided to officially announce the availability of both the Droid Xyboard 10.1 and Xyboard 8.2 for this month, although no specific dates were mentioned.

For those unfamiliar, the Xyboard 10.1 and Xyboard 8.2 were originally known as the Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition who had their names changed for Verizon’s network, which means that they should still be known as the Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition in stores unlocked or in other countries.

Apart from the difference in screen size, both tablets will keep the same internal hardware, meaning that customers should be able to expect 1.2GHz dual-core processors, 1GB of RAM, Gorilla Glass displays, 5MP/1.3MP rear/front-facing cameras and will come loaded with Android Honeycomb 3.2 that will eventually be upgraded to Android 4.0 in the future.

The Droid Xyboard 10.1 will be available in a 16GB version for $529.99, a 32GB version for $629.99, and a 64GB version for $729.99. The Xyboard 8.2 will cost $429.99 for the 16GB version and $529.99 for the 32GB version. Both of which will require you to sign on to a two year contract with Verizon.