Difference between mobile websites and mobile applications

Mobile phones and their advanced features have completely overwhelmed the world of technology. Gone are the days when you have to sit in front of computers and wait for the website to be open. Activities that used to be carried out on computers can now be performed in a mobile phone. From listening songs, to browsing the internet to making an online trade in international financial markets; having a smart device on your palm ensure everything mentioned above and a lot more. Life seems almost impossible without a cell phone and it has become our permanent companion. According to Wikipedia, number of people browsing internet through mobile phones have exceeded the number of people using internet through their desktops or laptop computers. In this article I will shed light on difference between applications and websites for cell phones, their benefits and various other aspects.

What is mobile application development?

1)    An application made for particular mobile set cannot be used in any other mobile set as different mobile phones offer different things.

2)    The basic question of starting a new business "who are your customers"? Remains same here. First, figure out what kind of people you are going to target. For example, a complex and intricate application with difficult features will be out rightly rejected by the college going students. It has to look interested and fun website.

3)    Mobile phones come in different prices, thus offer different and vary features. Make sure you make mobile application for the mobile compatible to its features.

What is mobile web development?

1)    There are numerous platforms to develop a webpage for mobile phones. Most commons are iphone, symbian, ipad, blackberry and android.

2)    Select the browser carefully. Same browser might not work in all the mobile phones. Common and famous browsers are mobile safari and opera mini.

What are the benefits of mobile websites?

Mobile phone websites have created a stir in our personal lives and business world. Some of the benefits of such websites are given below:

1)    One of the most important and expensive activity related to business processes is marketing; which has become extremely cost effective since the advent of advanced mobile phone devices. Now getting in touch with customers and providing them awareness about new products has become quite easy.

2)    Now disconnection from world for any individual is not an option. You have access to all the social media platforms to update your status anytime you want to.

3)    Mobile phones with advanced features are gems for people related to businesses which are fickle and prone to quick and frequent developments. For example, people related to stock exchange business cannot afford to keep their eyes off stock markets even for a minute. Few years ago, they had to sit in front of computers even for nights and now they can have their trade matured through mobile phones even when they are at home or on the move.

To be precise, mobile phones and their constantly evolving features are the dominating phenomenon in the world of technology. To keep up with the pace, businesses and even individual have to get equipped with smart devices having advanced features.