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iPhone/ Android phone - iPad –
iPod/MP3
A new digital era
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iPhone vs Android
iPhone
is a touch screen mobile phone developed
& supplied by Apple.
is the first smart phone that has the ability
to touch tasks easily that required a
computer to work on.
Android
is Google’s Linux based mobile OS
(operating system) that has powered many
smart phones.
Android is just a software that can be used
by any present manufacturer of smart
phones.
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• In contrast to iOS that was a
closed source software
• Android provided
• an open platform to all major
players like HTC, Samsung, Sony
Ericsson, Motorola, etc.
• a wave of new smartphones
packed with features that were
not inferior to iPhones at any
cost appeared
the load time calculated on the basis of
100 websites browsed on both
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iPhone
Android
•One cannot replace the battery of an iPhone
him/herself.
it is easy to remove and replace the battery in any
Android based smartphone.
•Apple is ahead of Google in terms of
applications.
Google’s Android application store is increasing.
•iPhones come in different versions with fixed
internal storage, the user cannot expand
memory with micro SD cards.
•No physical keyboard.
•High screen resolution.
common thing with all Android phones.
some Android phones with physical QWERTY (the
arrangement of keys on a standard English keyboardthe first six characters on the top alphabetic line of the
keyboard) keyboards
many Android phones with higher resolutions.
Better integration with Google Maps & many other
Google apps
Android is a mobile OS
developed by Google.
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Steve Wozniak, co-founded Apple with Jobs in
1976, says he’s a big fan of Android phones
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There’s a theory that Android could do to iOS (Apple’s mobile
operating system) what Microsoft Windows did to the Macintosh
in the 1990s.
Microsoft triumphed because it licensed its software to many
different hardware makers and ultimately had much greater
market share than Apple, which would only sell its operating
system on its own hardware.
Woz says:
• "My primary phone is the iPhone. I love the beauty of it.
But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really
do.“
• He is impressed by:
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the voice recognition, GPS navigation and, since the
launch of the iPhone 4S, battery life.
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While he admits that iOS is more immediately userfriendly, he goes on to explain that with Android phones
"if you're willing to do the work to understand it a little
bit, well I hate to say it, but there's more available in
some ways.“Speaking to the Daily Beast, Jan 2012.
In the mobile space, Apple is using the same playbook, tying its
software tightly to its own hardware. And with Android, Apple is
facing the same kind of foe that it once faced in Windows. “I can
see the similarity,” Woz says.
Worse yet, this time, he says, Apple is up against a stronger
competitor, since in his mind Windows was never a very good
program, while Android actually is. “There’s not as big a
difference [between iOS and Android] as there was between Mac
and Windows,” he says.
The other difference involves applications. It took a long time
before applications looked as good on Windows as they did on
the Mac. But with Android, that’s not the case. In fact, in some
ways Android might have an edge (advantage).
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iPod vs MP3 Players
iPod
MP3 player
•is a specific brand of MP3 player, made
by Apple that has a specific set of features
and design.
•a type of digital audio player that falls
under the broader category of PMP
(portable music player) devices.
•Since 2001 iPod brand Apple has released
many variations of its product:
•e.g. the iPod classic, iPod Touch, iPod Shuffle,
iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod Touch etc.
•a small handheld device that uses flash
memory for storing MP3 files.
•iPods use the Apple iTunes software to
transfer music to the music devices:
•store a music library on the computer,
•burn music from CD,
•transfer photos, videos, game & small
applications (when supported by the player)
etc.
Apple iPad using the built-in iPod music browser.
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iPod nano (6th generation)
Capacity
8, 16 GB
Connection
Original
release date
Minimum OS
to
synchronize
USB
1 Sept 2010
Mac: 10.5
Win: XP
First iPod nano to include multi-touch screen, Video
playback, speakers and camera removed.
Multi-Touch gestures
Tap an icon to activate it.
Swipe sideways
to move to the
next or previous
screen.
Flick your finger
quickly up or down
to scroll rapidly.
Rotate.
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iPad
vs
laptop
•
iPad is a tablet PC, with the size & weight roughly between smartphones &
laptops.
•
It uses the same OS as the Apple iPhone & the iPod Touch.
•
The iPad can be a mobile gadget, equipped with an e-reader, gaming device,
digital photo frame and iPod (music).
•
iPad works best as a media player & as an ebook reader.
•
The switching to a touch screen keyboard may not be comfortable.
•
Some tablets use android operating systems.
•
iPad has up to 10 hrs of battery life on a single charge.
•
The charger fits easily in a purse or pocket.
•
With additional keyboards & accessories, a tablet can be converted into a PC.
•Laptops can have any OS (even the MacBook Pro allows
you to have Windows as a secondary OS).
•
The touch screen is responsive & more natural to use than a mouse.
•The average laptop has at least 200 GB.
•
OS of a TAB cannot be changed (apps from the App Store/ marketplace can be
used).
•If you are looking for:
•heavy-duty gaming, serious programming, software &
hardware support …
•
The maximum hard disk capacity (currently available) in an iPad or any other
TAB is 64 GB.
•
If: portable, efficient & smart device, with good handy apps & easy wireless
connectivity.
•Laptops have Wi-Fi, bluetooth, USB connectivity, web
cameras …
•A laptop lasts at a max of 3 hrs and life decreases with
applications like games or video.
•Laptop chargers are heavier than iPad chargers.
•Laptop is more productive than tablet.
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Advantages of Tablet vs Laptop
Disadvantages of Tablet PC vs Laptop
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the term 'tablet PC' was first introduced by Microsoft in
2001.
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the screen size of the tablet PC too small in
comparison with a laptop (max size the tablet PC
screen goes up to is 14.1").
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the concept was built round a mobile computing device that
used a pen to input info & would include handwriting
recognition software.
•
it does not have an inbuilt optical drive, though you
can connect it externally.
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a truly mobile device with wireless connectivity.
•
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tablet PC is lighter than most laptops.
•
smaller in sizes.
a tablet PC is not good if other people besides you are
planning to share it. The tablet PC understands
handwriting & writing gestures, and it may not
understand those of others (laptops can be used by
any number of users).
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tablet PC can be laid flat on the working surface.
•
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tablet PCs take their input basically with the help of a special
pen (handwriting is the input, the input can be fine-tuned better
with a pen than with a mouse or a touchpad).
there are more chances of screen damage to tablet
PCs than to laptops (because of the of input they takethe pen device).
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input with tablet PCs becomes slower than those with
laptops (handwriting inputs cannot match the speed of
the keyboard & mouse).
•
tablet PCs are more expensive than laptops.
•
tablet PC becomes more personal to the user than a laptop.
•
there are handwriting recognition applications that will train
the tablet PC to understand handwriting & convert it into text to
up to 99% accuracy.
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iPad & iPad 2 - difference between the two tablets
(need to upgrade iPad to iPad 2?)
Feature
Display technology
Display resolution
Display size
Processor
RAM
Internal memory
iPad
Capacitive IPS
1024 x 768 pixels
9.7in
Apple A4 (1GHz)
256MB
16GB/32GB/64GB
Rear camera
None
Front camera
None
3G networks (3G + Wi-Fi models) HSDPA 850/1900/2100MHz
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Battery life
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
GPS
Expandable memory
Width
Weight
HDMI-out
Adobe Flash support
iPad 2
Capacitive IPS
1024 x 768 pixels
9.7in
Apple A5 (1GHz dual-core)
512MB (unconfirmed)
16GB/32GB/64GB
Video recording, HD (720p) up to
30 frames per second with audio;
still camera with 5x digital zoom
Video recording, VGA up to 30
frames per second with audio;
VGA-quality still camera
HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
802.11a/b/g/n
802.11a/b/g/n
2.1 with A2DP
2.1 with A2DP
Up to 10 hours
Up to 10 hours
3-axis
3-axis
None
3-axis
Yes
Yes
No
No
13.4mm
8.8mm
680g (Wi-Fi), 730g (Wi-Fi + 3G) 601g (Wi-Fi), 613g (Wi-Fi + 3G)
Yes, 720p (with optional Digital AV Yes, 1080p (with optional Digital
Adapter)
AV Adapter)
No
No
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What’s new
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Front-facing VGA (Video Graphics Array, a multipin format developed by
IBM for PCs and similar devices with resolutions of 640x480 and 800x800
pixels) camera, (pin - the part that connects the Ram to the Motherboard is
the Pins part).
Rear-facing 720p camera.
Gyroscope.
New case (optional) that attaches to the iPad 2 with magnets and features
a microfiber surface for keeping the screen clean.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output dongle (optional).
Dongle - an electronic device that accompanies a software item to prevent
the unauthorized copying of programmes.
What’s changed
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Processor: Gone is the single-core 1GHz single-core A4 chip, in its place is
a dual-core 1GHz A5 chip.
RAM: The iPad had 256MB of RAM, while the iPad 2 doubles that to 512MB.
Graphics processor: The PowerVR SGX 535 chip and instead Apple went
with the PowerVR SGX543 which offers between 3x & 7x faster framerate.
Dimensions: While the footprint has remained the same, the thickness is
down from 13.4 mm to 8.8 mm.
Color: Now available in black and white.
What’s the same
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Screen: No change to the 9.7” LED-backlit IPS 1024 x 768 screen.
Storage: The options for storage remain the same - 16GB, 32GB & 64GB.
Battery life: faster hardware but the battery life is the same.
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March 2011
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New iPad: The Third Generation
• The new iPad has what Apple calls a
"Retina" display, which displays 3.1
million pixels - a higher screen
resolution than an HDTV.
• The Retina display
sharpest,
most vibrant, highest-resolution phone
screen ever.
• It uses technology called IPS (in-plane
switching) — the same technology
used in the Apple LED Cinema Display
and iPad — to achieve a wider viewing
angle than on typical LCDs. It means
that you can hold iPhone almost any
way you want & still get a brilliant
picture.
• The screen has a 264 pixels per inch.
March 2012
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Processor and graphics power
• The processor is an Apple-designed A5X,
which includes a quad-core graphics module.
• According to Apple, it is twice as fast as a
Tegra 3 (which is currently, one of, the fastest
chips for Android devices and Windows 8 tablets)
& has "four times" the graphics performance.
• The term quad-core is used to describe how
many central processing units, (CPU) or cores,
are integrated within a chip.
• The cores are given general tasks like
installing and executing applications & most
things that “computers” do.
• To help the CPUs, chip makers often add a
graphics processing unit (GPU) that will
offload graphics tasks like user interface
graphics, game graphics etc… many also have
a dedicated video unit that decodes and
encodes videos streams. When we say “dual
core”, it really means “two CPU cores”.
New camera
• The new iPad has a new camera on the
back: has a 5-megapixel with a sideilluminated sensor, a 5-element lens &
an infrared filter.
• It is basically the same configuration as
on the iPhone 4S, with three fewer
megapixels.
• Apple also left the VGA FaceTime
camera in the front.
Memory
• Memory and other guts
• the memory—not the storage, but RAM
used for running the OS and the
applications—has increased, if only to
handle the new resolution.
• Physical specifications
• The package is practically just the same
as the previous version: only 0.03
inches thicker than the iPad 2 at 0.37
inches (9.4 millimeters).
• The weight is only 1.5 pounds.
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eReader
• the first portable device that was
quoted as an ebook reader was the
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).
• essentially a PDA was an electronic
filofax. The drawbacks to the PDA as
an ebook.
Apple iPad as an ebook reader
• readers were the backlit screen and
the size.
• the first ebook reader using eink
technology was released by Sony in
2004.
Amazon.com Inc. introduced the
new Kindle Fire e-reader, the
tablet aimed at taking on Apple's
iPad (September, 2011), the 7”
touch screen.
• the Kindle was released by Amazon in
late 2007.
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Tablet
vs
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most ebook readers and tablets can play mp3 files and many of
them have built in speakers.
•
tablets can display video & different graphic formats in full
color
•
ebook readers are no longer restricted to grayscale graphics.
•
a key feature of the tablet PC is the input with a pen or using
touch which a few ebook readers have adopted.
•
ebook readers do not have handwriting recognition software &
any digital input is usually by a virtual keyboard.
•
the wireless connectivity is a key feature for a tablet for data
transfer, effectively allowing streaming video and gaming.
•
some ebook readers have adopted this although,
usually in a very limited form.
•
the colour ebook reader is here now.
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an ebook reader should have a display the same as real paper
& any device that does not use eInk and uses an LCD color
display simply cannot be classed as an ebook reader.
eReader
Kindle 4
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From the Consumer Electronics Association (CES) 2012
• Intel has made its first move into the
smartphone market dominated by chips
using designs from ARM (Advanced RISC
Machines, Ltd) of Cambridge,
announcing alliances with Lenovo &
Motorola Mobility.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini holds an Intel smartphone
reference design during a keynote address at CES,
2012.
• Running Google's Android, the Lenovo
phone will use a "Medfield" generation
of Intel's low-power Atom processors –
used previously in netbook computers –
that Intel said will give high-quality
graphics & processing performance
while allowing long battery life.