July 05
iPhone is body beautiful, minus soul
Apple iPhone is the most over-hyped device in history of mankind. It went on sale in USA on June 29th 2007; available for a massive price tag of $499 and $599; according to some analysts, iPhone is a "game changer" and it changes everything when it comes to mobile phone industry.
Many people are asking themselves whether it is worth purchasing an iPhone instead of a Windows Mobile powered phone? The following comparisons will help you answer your question:
Windows Mobile vs. iPhone
- multi-touch technology (display detects more than one point of contact)
- iPhone : Yes
- Windows Mobile : No
- touch screen with "drag, throw, lift the finger and observe scrolling" technology
- iPhone : Yes
- Windows Mobile : Yes (now: TouchFLO technology available only in HTC Touch phone, soon more phones available with it)
built-in GPS - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes (in some models)
can run 3rd party stand-alone applications - iPhone : No (so no SlingPlayer, no eBook readers, no other 3rd party software!)
- Windows Mobile : Yes (both native code and managed code [.NET, but some models also Java])
can run AJAX web applications inside of the Internet browser - iPhone : Yes (limited to abilities of Safari browser)
- Windows Mobile : Yes (limited to abilities of various browsers, for example: IE Mobile, NetFront or Opera Mobile)
voice over IP - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes (including original Skype Mobile and several SIP clients)
support for 3G cellular networks = wireless broadband speeds - iPhone : No, only EDGE (2.5G technology, slower)
- Windows Mobile : Yes, including HSDPA 3.6 MB/s, UMTS, CDMA EVDO
display resolution - iPhone : 480x320 pixels
- Windows Mobile : depending on model : 800x480, 640x480, 320x320, 320x240, 240x240, 176x220
camera - iPhone : 2 megapixel without autofocus
- Windows Mobile : depending on model : 2-3 megapixel, some models with autofocus and macro mode
internal storage - iPhone : 4GB or 8GB
- Windows Mobile : memory card slot with support 2GB or 4GB in case of the standard cards (some models support though SDHC and thus 8GB and more - no limits)
stereo audio over Bluetooth - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes
physical keyboard - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes (some models)
virtual keyboard - iPhone : Yes
- Windows Mobile : Yes (in some models also with T9 predictive text input)
scroll wheel - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes (some models)
visual voice mail - iPhone : Yes
- Windows Mobile : Yes (available as 3rd party download)
Wi-Fi - iPhone : Yes
- Windows Mobile : Yes (some models)
viewing and editing Microsoft Office documents - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes
Microsoft Direct Push email - iPhone : No (only IMAP connection to Microsoft Exchange)
- Windows Mobile : Yes
instant messaging (I.M.) - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes (Live Messenger with file transfer ability built-in + several 3rd party I.M. programs available)
ability to connect external hardware - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes (through SD/SDIO interface + through USB host feature in some models)
ability to cut/copy/paste things from one program to another - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes
voice recognition - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes
ability to search contacts by typing a name - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes
ability to send/recieve MMS messages - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes
ability to share files via bluetooth/infrared - iPhone : No
- Windows Mobile : Yes
Comparisons shown above clearly shows the superiority of Windows Mobile phones over the over-hyped and over-priced iPhone. In my opinion, "iPhone is body beautiful, minus soul".
Now it really comes down to the consumers to decide whether or not the iPhone is worth all the hype and the hefty price tag of $599?
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Taimur Asad (The Microsoft "Wow" Blog!)
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