| |
Palm
OS® |
PocketPC™ |
| Hardware |
Lower
cost |
More
expensive |
| Software |
More
software – lower cost |
More
expensive – more memory |
| Screens |
Gray
Scale & Color |
Mostly
Color |
| Battery
Life |
Longer
20-40 hrs Gray Scale
Color display decreases battery life |
Shorter
3-4 hrs – Battery sleds
Color display decreases battery life |
| Upgrade
Path |
Old
apps run on OS V 3.0 to 5.0 |
New
applications required to take advantage of x-scale processor |
| Memory
(CF, SD, MS) |
Handera
SD & CF / Palm SD / Sony Memory Stick |
All
use either CF or SD – Some need add on sleds for 2nd slot. |
| Learning
Curve |
Simplicity
- More Intuitive |
More
complex - Not Intuitive - close applications to preserve power |
| Convert
Word & Excel |
QuickOffice,
WordSmith, Documents To-Go |
Pocket
Word & Excel |
| Send
& Receive E-mail |
Yes
– Free Eudora Email |
Yes
– Built in explorer |
|
Web Browser |
Yes
– Eudora Web |
Yes
– Better browser |
| PC
Database Conduits: Access & Excel |
Yes
– HanDBase, J-File, Pendragon, ThinkDB |
Yes
– HanDBase, Visual CE |
| PowerPoint
Projection |
Yes
– Margi.com using CF slot on HandEra and SD slot on Palm |
Margi.com
& Voyager VGA Card |
| PowerPoint
Editing |
Only
on PC |
Yes
– Pocket Slideshow |
| View
Photos.jpg |
Yes
– JPegView, Fireviewer, Documents To Go |
Yes
|
| PDA
Printing: IR & Cable |
PalmPrint,
IRPrint, PrintBoy, Instep Print |
Yes
– PrintBoy, Print PocketCE |
| Wireless
Cards - WiFi |
Symbol
802.11 b for Handera CF |
Symbol
802.11b Socket 802.11b Sierra Wireless AirCard, Pretec |
| Bluetooth
PAN |
Palm
BlueTooth SD card & Module |
BlueTooth
SD Cards & built-in modules |
| Keyboards |
ThinkOutside
Stowaway portable keyboard |
ThinkOutside
Stowaway portable keyboard |
| Mobile
Phone Connectivity |
Yes
– slow transfer speeds |
Yes
– slow transfer speeds. |
| Top
Handhelds per OS |
Handera
– CF & SD + Hi-Res Sony – Color, MP3
Palm
|
Casio
– CF & SD, + USB Host
Ipaq & HP |
| Operating
systems / CPU |
Efficient
OS |
Requires
higher speed CPU for similar tasks |
| References |
PalmUser
Issues 8-11 |
PocketPC
Magazine 7-2002, Vol 5 |
Mobile Solutions 
Mobile
Solutions