Windows Mobile Version Comparison Chart |
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Windows Mobile Version Comparison Chart Including Windows Phone 7
Please take a look at our chart below comparing and charting the evolution of the Windows Phone.
For more detail on the latest OS, please see our Windows Mobile 7 feature list.
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Windows Mobile 6.0 | Windows Mobile 6.1 | Windows Mobile 6.5 | Windows Phone 7 |
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Social
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| Centralised contacts from all your social media services |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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| Social Networking Apps |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Social Networking is now fully integrated into the 'People' hub in Windows Phone 7. |
| Windows Live Integration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
The new design is based around Windows Live, with the Live id being partnered with the phone for accessing the Marketplace. |
| Microsoft My Phone |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Although it has not been confirmed, we are sure that Windows will keep, or more likely, improve this service for Windows Phone 7 |
| Windows Marketplace for Mobile |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows Phone 7 will be getting a whole new range of apps as the platform is a complete change from 6.5 |
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Email and Messaging
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| Threaded Text Messaging |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows Phone 7 will be getting a whole new range of apps as the platform is a complete change from 6.5 |
| Conversation View (requires Exchange Server 2010) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Offers a threaded message view for emails. |
| Nickname Cache (requires Exchange Server 2010) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Remembers recently used contacts to save you entering email addresses repeatedly. |
| Reply/Forward notification (requires Exchange Server 2010) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Exchange Server Auto--Discovery (requires Exchange 2007 or later) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Email setup wizard |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Auto-complete for recipients |
Yes- but only on touch phones |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Multi-select functionality for email management |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Internet
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| Flash player |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No Flash Support or HTML5 yet. |
| Zoom, scroll and pan support |
No |
No |
Yes - Touch only |
Yes |
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| Search in address bar |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Auto Complete Suggestions |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Hardware and Tools
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| Gesture Support |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Cut, copy and paste |
Yes - touch only |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Not yet available on Windows Phone 7 |
| App Multitasking |
No |
No |
No |
Yes - but only with music player at present |
You can listen to music whilst working through your inbox. |
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UI Features
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| Dynamic home screen |
No |
No |
Yes - to a point |
Yes |
The home screen now shows hub links displaying the latest information. |
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