Table D-1 lists comparative performance characteristics of Smartphone and Pocket PC devices. Pocket PC Phone Edition devices have performance advantages of the Pocket PC with the functionality of the Smartphone.
Pocket PC |
Smartphone |
|---|---|
Faster processor |
Slower processor |
Persistent RAM backed up by storage battery |
Permanent flash storage, but less RAM |
On standby when not in use |
Idle when not in use |
Because of the generally weaker performance characteristics of Smartphones, design Smartphone applications to be tolerant of slow storage and to avoid saving too much data, especially persistent data.
