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Comparison: Pocket PC Phone
Edition 2003 to MS Smartphone 2003 [v.5] |
| Nr |
feature |
Pocket PC
Phone Edition 2003 |
MS Smartphone
2003 |
| 1. |
speed |
up to 400 MHz |
up to 200 MHz |
| 2. |
display [in pixels] |
240x320 |
176x220 |
| 3. |
display rotation |
yes, but only
with additional software |
no |
| 4. |
input methods |
handwriting
recognition, on screen virtual keyboards |
T9, phone
keypad (press up to 3 times to get a letter) |
| 5. |
card slots |
SDIO - Wi-Fi
can be attached and used |
SDIO - but now
drivers for Wi-Fi yet |
| 6. |
software library |
thousands of
titles available |
hundreds of
titles available |
| 7. |
standard (bundled)
software |
Pocket Excel,
Pocket Word, MS Reader, Terminal Services Client, Pocket Internet Explorer |
Pocket
Internet Explorer |
| 8. |
reading of secure eBooks |
possible also
with built-in MS Reader |
only with
Mobipocket Reader |
| 9. |
one handed usage |
difficult |
possible and
easy |
| 10. |
Flash player |
available |
not available |
| 11. |
Internet browser |
frames
supported |
no support for
frames |
| 12. |
Bluetooth |
LAN access +
outgoing dial-up |
no LAN access
+ no ability to use another Bluetooth cell phone as a modem |
| 13. |
AvantGo client |
available |
not available |
| 14. |
writing longer texts |
suitable |
not suitable |
| 15. |
expandability |
with
additional expansion pack: even CF cards can be used ; a lot of drivers for
SDIO and for CF |
only built-in
SDIO card slot can be used for expansion however very little drivers
availble |
| 16. |
community |
huge and old
community of users |
young and not
established yet community of users but Pocket PC enthusiast overtake
Smartphone community too |
| 17. |
phone profiles |
with
additional software |
built-in |
| 18. |
ruggedness |
display
susceptible to cracks if carried without a case |
can be carried
without a case in a pocket, sturdy |
| 19. |
size |
tends to be
big |
tends to be
small |
| 20. |
future developments |
screen
resolution to be increased to 480x640 pixels ; 20% market share of all MS
powered cell phones in long-term |
screen
resolution to be increased to 240x320 pixels; 80% market share of all MS
powered cell phones in long-term |
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