I am looking into buying a new cell phone that combines a phone and a pda.
Some of them say they come with Windows Mobile 6 Standard, and some with
Windows Mobile 6 Professional. I can't seem to be able to find out the
difference at Microsoft.com.
What is the difference?

Found the answer on Wikipedia - I need Windows Mobile 6 Professional for a
Pocket PC/Mobile Phone.

"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
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>I am looking into buying a new cell phone that combines a phone and a pda.
>Some of them say they come with Windows Mobile 6 Standard, and some with
>Windows Mobile 6 Professional. I can't seem to be able to find out the
>difference at Microsoft.com.
> What is the difference?
>

On Jul 23, 8:50*pm, "M Skabialka" <mskabia...@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote:
> I am looking into buying a new cell phone that combines a phone and a pda..
> Some of them say they come with Windows Mobile 6 Standard, and some with
> Windows Mobile 6 Professional. *I can't seem to be able to find out the
> difference at Microsoft.com.
> What is the difference?

You will find great resources on Microsoft's Windows Mobile Total
Access Site - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobi...s/default.mspx.
Register and you'll have access to free software, ringtones, themes,
tips etc.

Linley Meslier
Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices
Http://PocketpcMauritius.blogspot.com/

Linley provided a good resource, but the major difference between Pro and
Standard is support for a touch Screen in Pro. So Standard is much more a
'phone' with a lot of PDAish capabilities. You do all entry via the phone
pad though, which can be challenging if you need to enter a lot. There is
always a BT keyboard as an option if you need to enter a lot occasionally.
The other distinguishing feature is typically size. Standard devices, being
primarily phones, are typically smaller than Professional devices being
primarily PDAs.

So really capability is not that different, but usage is. That's a personal
decision.

"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
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> Found the answer on Wikipedia - I need Windows Mobile 6 Professional for a
> Pocket PC/Mobile Phone.
>
> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
> news:%238Ck9QO7IHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I am looking into buying a new cell phone that combines a phone and a pda.
>>Some of them say they come with Windows Mobile 6 Standard, and some with
>>Windows Mobile 6 Professional. I can't seem to be able to find out the
>>difference at Microsoft.com.
>> What is the difference?
>>
>
>

At 24 Jul 2008 20:15:45 -0600 Sven wrote:

> So really capability is not that different, but usage is. That's a
> personal decision.


I haven't played with a WM6 Standard Smartphone (non-touchscreen)- my
wife's is a WM5, but unless things have changed much, capabilities are
still different- IIRC, there's still no cut-and-paste function on Standard,
while Office documents can now be edited, new ones can't be created, and
File Explorer can't browse network shares like on WM Pro devices.

In message <EF7A027A-9C6D-45F1-B06D-8D1DBC1B6F1F@microsoft.com> "Sven"
<sejohannsen********.com> wrote:

>So Standard is much more a
>'phone' with a lot of PDAish capabilities. You do all entry via the phone
>pad though, which can be challenging if you need to enter a lot.

That depends on the device, isn't the Motorola Q a smartphone class
device with a full keyboard?

At 24 Jul 2008 23:48:20 -0600 DevilsPGD wrote:

> >So Standard is much more a
> >'phone' with a lot of PDAish capabilities. You do all entry via the
phone
> >pad though, which can be challenging if you need to enter a lot.
>
> That depends on the device, isn't the Motorola Q a smartphone class
> device with a full keyboard?


Even with a full keyboard, it lacks a touchscreen, putting it in the
Windows Mobile "Standard" (formerly called "Smartphone") category rather
than WM "Professional" (formerly called "Pocket PC Phone Edition.")

This means it lacks the features I mentioned earlier- cut-and-paste,
network share browsing via WiFi, etc.

In message <g6bqfe$6ft$1@aioe.org> Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>At 24 Jul 2008 23:48:20 -0600 DevilsPGD wrote:
>
>> >So Standard is much more a
>> >'phone' with a lot of PDAish capabilities. You do all entry via the
>phone
>> >pad though, which can be challenging if you need to enter a lot.
>>
>> That depends on the device, isn't the Motorola Q a smartphone class
>> device with a full keyboard?
>
>
>Even with a full keyboard, it lacks a touchscreen, putting it in the
>Windows Mobile "Standard" (formerly called "Smartphone") category rather
>than WM "Professional" (formerly called "Pocket PC Phone Edition.")

Agreed -- Just pointing out that the "You do all entry via the phone
pad" isn't entirely true.

>This means it lacks the features I mentioned earlier- cut-and-paste,
>network share browsing via WiFi, etc.

Indeed.

> IIRC, there's still no cut-and-paste function on Standard,

That's true - in this regard, for example Symbian S60 is far more advanced.
However, there're third-party, free (!) apps that allow for this - e.g.,
VITO's CopyPaste.


--


--
Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
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> At 24 Jul 2008 20:15:45 -0600 Sven wrote:
>
>> So really capability is not that different, but usage is. That's a
>> personal decision.
>
>
> I haven't played with a WM6 Standard Smartphone (non-touchscreen)- my
> wife's is a WM5, but unless things have changed much, capabilities are
> still different- IIRC, there's still no cut-and-paste function on
> Standard,
> while Office documents can now be edited, new ones can't be created, and
> File Explorer can't browse network shares like on WM Pro devices.
>
>

> Agreed -- Just pointing out that the "You do all entry via the phone
> pad" isn't entirely true.


It all depends on the model... some have keyboard, some don't. The latter
entirely rely on the numeric keypad (or an external keyboard).

--


--
Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
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> In message <g6bqfe$6ft$1@aioe.org> Todd Allcock
> <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:
>
>>At 24 Jul 2008 23:48:20 -0600 DevilsPGD wrote:
>>
>>> >So Standard is much more a
>>> >'phone' with a lot of PDAish capabilities. You do all entry via the
>>phone
>>> >pad though, which can be challenging if you need to enter a lot.
>>>
>>> That depends on the device, isn't the Motorola Q a smartphone class
>>> device with a full keyboard?
>>
>>
>>Even with a full keyboard, it lacks a touchscreen, putting it in the
>>Windows Mobile "Standard" (formerly called "Smartphone") category rather
>>than WM "Professional" (formerly called "Pocket PC Phone Edition.")
>
> Agreed -- Just pointing out that the "You do all entry via the phone
> pad" isn't entirely true.
>
>>This means it lacks the features I mentioned earlier- cut-and-paste,
>>network share browsing via WiFi, etc.
>
> Indeed.

BTW, still speaking of this q, I *really* recommend following my blog. I've
published several articles on the real-world compatibility issues of
Standard, particularly as far as "hacking" originally PPC-only apps onto
Smartphones is concerned.