Motorola’s Xoom, a tablet running under the much-awaited Android Honeycomb will be sold at $800, according to information disclosed from an unknown Verizon employee.

According to a report from Mashable, Xoom is unique for many reasons. First, it is one of the first Verizon 4G LTE devices, along with the Droid Bionic and other lists of smartphones.

Second, it is one of the first tablets that will be running Honeycomb, an Android 3.0 version. Honeycomb is the tablet-specific fork of the Android mobile operating system. While there are Android tablets currently running in versions 1.6 and 2.2 Froyo, the Honeycomb is the first operating system that is intentionally created for the tablet form factor.

Apart from its new OS, Xoom consists of dynamic features such as a 1080p screen resolution, and DMI output and an accelerometer. It has a front and rear cameras with 2 and 5 megapixels, respectively.

Motorola said the device offers console-like gaming performance with its 1280×800 display. It also features a built-in gyroscope, e-compass and adaptive lighting for new kinds of applications.

The tablet also displays Google Maps 5.0 with three-dimensional interaction. It can also get access to more than 3 million Google eBooks, as well as thousands of applications from the Android Market.

The first 3G and Wi-fi enabled Xoom units will be available around the end of the first quarter this year, according to new reports from Android Central. In addition, they said the minimum advertised price for each unit will start at $800, which is a large price tag in comparison to other gadget selections available in the market.