Windows Phone Mango Features vs iOS5 Features
6/13/2011source: winphone7
Windows Phone Mango Features vs iOS5 Features:
| Windows Phone Mango | iPhone | iPad | |
| Games | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| Web Browser | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| Built in | Built in | Built in | |
| - Yahoo | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| Built in | Built in | Built in | |
| - Hotmail | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| - Office 365 | Built in | Built in (Email Only) | Built in (Email Only) |
| - POP | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| - IMAP | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| Maps | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| - Directions | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| - Turn by Turn | Built in | App | App |
| Voice Commands | Built in | Built in | N/A |
| Alarms | Built in | Built in | No |
| Calculator | Built in | Built in | App |
| Spread Sheet | Built in | App | App |
| Presentation Software | Built in | App | App |
| Documents | Built in | App | App |
| Notes | Built in | App (Limited Built In) | App (Limited Built In) |
| Music Audio Search | Built in | App | App |
| Camera Image Search | Built in | App | App |
| Built in | App | App | |
| Built in | Built in | Built In | |
| Built in | App | App | |
| QR Reader | Built in | App | App |
| Microsoft Tag Reader | Built in | App | App |
| Tasks | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| Restaurant Finder | Built in | App | App |
| Messenger App | Built in (Facebook & Live Messenger) | Built in (iOS to iOS only) | Built in (iOS to iOS only) |
| OTA Podcast Download | Built in | App | App |
| Photo Auto-Fix | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| SMS Voice Messages | Built in | No | N/A |
| Local Search | Built in | App | App |
| YouTube | App | Built in | Built in |
| Compass | App | Built in | App |
| PDF Viewer | App | Built in | Built in |
| WiFi Tethering | App* | Built in | No |
| Stocks | App (app for HTC) | Built in | App |
| Weather | App (or Bing Search) | Built in | App |
| Voice Recorder | Built in (One Note) | Built in | App |
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Comments
Guess you still need "an app for that" on iOS
posted by: Atley on 6/13/2011 6:40:19 PM
Looks like a lot of social networking features that are very commonly used are built in on the Windows Phone whereas you still need "an app for that" in the iOS.
Not exactly sure how to gauge that until after Mango has come out. If Microsoft did a great job on these features, then that is a huge bonus. If they are not well implemented, you will find users still going for apps on the Windows Phone platform as well.
From what I have seen, Mango is amazing and these features look incredible, but I will reserve my judgment until I get an actual Mango-phone in my hands and I get to test it out for a while.
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