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Windows Mobile 6.5 |
Windows Mobile 6.5.3 |
 Windows Phone 7 Series |
| Windows CE kernel | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Minimum resolution | None | None | WVGA |
| Skinnable Theme | Yes | Yes | No |
| Finger-friendly | No | Some what | Yes |
| Multitouch | No | Basic | Yes |
| Capacitive touchscreen | No | Yes | Yes |
| Stylus | Required | Optional | None |
| Touchscreen keyboard | Unfriendly | Finger-friendly | Finger-friendly |
| Required buttons | Start | Start | Start, Back, Search |
| Style of application | Normal | Normal | Task hubs |
| Pane switching | Tabs | Swipe | "Pivot" |
| Browser | IE Mobile 6 | IE Mobile 6 | New, still IE-based |
| Zune integration | No | No | Yes |
| Xbox integration | No | No | Yes |
| Social networking | Apps / Skins | Apps / Skins | Built-in |
As you can see, Windows Phone Series 7 improves and adds a lot of things that the two previous Windows Mobile operating systems did not provide. Things such as Zune and Xbox integration, a new browser and fully capable multi-touch functionality. It also removes things such as a skinnable theme. However, if you were to look at the user interface of WIndows Phone 7 Series, you can tell why Microsoft did not include that as a feature. As we get closer to the release of Windows Phone 7 Series, we will learn more details about it. Meanwhile, Microsoft has released a long video going over the features of Windows Phone Series 7. It does seem like Windows Phone Series 7 needs work, like fixing issues, but it seems promising:
