Thursday, April 26, 2007

Why are MID's better than SmartPhones and PDA's

Greetings Everyone:

Its been a little while that I haven't posted a blog.

I would like to make it clear why Mobile Internet Devices are better than SmartPhones and PDA's.

Lets look at SmartPhones: HTC, BlackBerry, etc

Smartphones were made to communicate and keep you up todate with your contacts.

Smartphones can not stream video off YouTube.
Smartphones can not download a 50 meg file off the internet.
Smartphones can not do video conferencing
Smartphones have OS's like Smybian, Windows Mobile, not Windows XP or Vista.

Also their screens are at times a small form factor.

Lets Look at PDA's:Dell, HP, Toshiba

This is one product that seems to compete with MID's but because of the
limitations with their cpu caping out at 624mhz, PDA's will probably disappear
in 2-3 years from now.

PDA's are much slower in speed than MID's
PDA's don't have input connections, USB, VGA, mouse connections.
PDA's use Windows Mobile OS, doesn't sync the same way as XP or Vista.

The only thing that is postive about PDA's is that are pocketable compared to
MID's.

MID's have a bigger display 4-6 inchs, easier to watch a DVD movie.
MID's can have a keyboard.
MID's have a better battery life.4-6 hours
MID's make it much easier to sync with your desktop.
MID's can perform Video Conferences, MultiMedia Presentations, etc.
MID's may include a Hardrive or Flash Drive built in.

In time with more technology improving in CPU power as Intel has stated MID's can be as powerful as UMPC's.

Let's hear from your comments on advantages of MID's

Regards Robert

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.