Mobile Web
versus
NATIVE
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Mobile Web
- Runs in mobile web browser
- Built with HTML5 + JS + CSS
- Served by web server
- No approvals or app store
- Can look a lot like native
-
May be responsive
or target specific screen sizes
Native
- Runs as locally installed app
- Built with Objective C *
- and/or Java
- and/or C#
- Runs on device
- Fed by APIs
- Approval and App stores
- Built for specific devices/screens
Hybrid
- Runs as locally installed app
- Built with HTML5 + JS + CSS
- Runs on device
- In embedded web browser
- Fed by APIs
- Approval and App stores
- Built for specific devices
- May be responsive
- Cross platform compilers
THUNderdome
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Device features
Native
Offline Access
Native
discoverability
Mobile Web
Performance
Native
Installation
Tie
maintenance
Mobile Web
Platform independence
Mobile Web
Red Tape
Mobile Web
development cost
Mobile Web
User interface
Native
TRENDs
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source: venturebeat.com
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Mobile Web vs. Native
By Drew Engelson
Mobile Web vs. Native
Not really a battle between mobile web vs. native. But really just highlights of which aspects make one a better choice for a particular situation.
