PDA OS comparison
| Feature/OS |
Windows
Mobile 2003 |
Palm
OS 5 |
| Multitasking
|
Yes |
partially |
| 16/32 bits |
32 bits |
32 bits |
| Processors |
Intel StrongARM, Intel
XScale |
Intel XScale, Texas Instruments
OMAP, Motorola Dragonball MX |
| Multimedia |
Full support |
need conversion for video |
| Expandability |
great: SD-MMC, CF, CF-II,Microdrive |
good SD-MMC, memory stick, CF |
Wi-Fi |
Yes |
Yes |
Bluetooth |
Yes |
Yes |
| PDA-phone integration |
limited |
good |
| Memory (RAM) |
32-128 MB |
16-64 MB |
Palm still lack video support because you should convert a video file to another proprietary format before using it and it doesn't allow streaming, while Windows Mobile 2003 on the other hand include Windows Media PlayerTM for Pocket PC which allows streaming and viewing Windows Media formats.
Both Palm and Windows Mobile 2003 have support for
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi but Pocket PCs are the only devices
to support Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in the same device
like the HP 5000 series and the Toshiba E-750.
The difference in memory management between Pocket
PC 2003 & Palm OS 5 is that
both Windows Mobile 2003 has an amount of memory
that should be kept to be able to run the applications
while on Palm OS there is no need to that: this is
due to the multitasking capabilities of Microsoft OS.
What's new in Palm OS 5:
[1]:Battery
life varies from one device to another but generally
speaking Palm OS has the best battery life followed
by Symbian OS and then by Microsoft Pocket PC.
[2]:Symbian
OS has software for the old OS of Symbian OS5 (Psion
handhelds,i.e. Epoc Release 5) that can be ported
P.S :I tried to make this comparison the most
objective possible one: I have no relations whith
any companies mentionned above.