The front camera is intended for Face Time video calling, so it doesn't need to be HD. Whether on Verizon or AT&T, you don't have enough bandwidth for HD video conferencing. The rear camera shoots 720p video, likely using the same camera as the iPhone 4, which is a
very, very good camera. As for the specs for the
Xoom vs. the iPad 2, the iPad is lighter, it's better looking, it has a lot more applications, and it's second generation, which likely means that there are less bugs to work out. They tie on processor power, (probably) RAM, cell connection, wifi, bluetooth, accelerometer, gyro, battery, and rear camera. Xoom has a bigger resolution, but considering it has the same processor and I believe graphics, that's a trade-off. So no, on specs, the Xoom really isn't better or worse than the iPad 2 in any meaningful way.