1. Hardware
1.1. Processor
1.1.1. Qualcomm
1.1.1.1. Prevalent in many HTC Android phones
1.1.2. Intel
1.1.3. Samsung
1.1.4. Texas Instruments
1.1.5. Apple
1.1.5.1. A5 chips replaces ARM Cortex in the new 4S model
1.2. Screen
1.2.1. 2.4" to 4.5" Display Sizes
1.2.2. 320x320 up to 480x800 Resolution
1.3. Network
1.3.1. Bluetooth
1.3.2. WiFi
1.3.2.1. a/b/g/n
1.4. Camera
1.4.1. 1.92MP to 8MP
1.4.2. Some models have built-in flash
1.5. Capacity
1.5.1. 256MB to 64GB
1.5.2. Memory available is driven by price and capabilities of phone
1.6. RAM
1.6.1. 128MB to 1GB
1.7. Sources
1.7.1. http://tinyurl.com/36mowws
2. Smartphone Operating Systems
2.1. iOS/ iPhone
2.1.1. Pros:
2.1.1.1. 1
2.1.1.1.1. Consistency of interface
2.1.1.2. 2
2.1.1.2.1. Stability of the hardware
2.1.2. Cons:
2.1.2.1. 1
2.1.2.1.1. Price premium
2.1.2.2. 2
2.1.2.2.1. Fewer hardware choices
2.1.3. Siri - Voice Commands
2.2. Android
2.2.1. Pros:
2.2.1.1. 1
2.2.1.1.1. The variety of hardware available
2.2.1.2. 2
2.2.1.2.1. The open development platform
2.2.2. Cons:
2.2.2.1. 1
2.2.2.1.1. Inconsistency of interface between different hardware
2.2.2.2. 2
2.2.2.2.1. Versions fracture and are not evenly updated
2.2.3. Ice Cream Sandwich
2.3. Windows 7 Mobile
2.3.1. Pros:
2.3.1.1. 1
2.3.1.1.1. Broad hardware/software compatibility
2.3.1.2. 2
2.3.1.2.1. Open development platform
2.3.2. Cons:
2.3.2.1. 1
2.3.2.1.1. Inconsistency of interface between different hardware
2.3.2.2. 2
2.3.2.2.1. Crashes frequently
3. Browsers
3.1. Safari
3.1.1. 55.59% of market share
3.1.2. Only available on Apple products - iPhone
3.2. Opera Mini
3.2.1. 18.92% of market share
3.2.2. A traditional browser, with an engine to process the Web page code and run JavaScript programs
3.2.3. Leaves heavy lifting to main Opera Servers and sends "boiled-down" version to phones
3.3. Android Browsers
3.3.1. 16.03% of market share
3.3.2. Dolphin
3.3.2.1. A more robust Android browser
3.3.2.2. A gesture based bowser
3.3.3. Firefox 7 Mobile
3.3.3.1. Developed for Android platforms
3.4. Sources
3.4.1. http://tinyurl.com/3vawmev
3.4.2. http://tinyurl.com/5vypdv5
3.4.3. http://tinyurl.com/3cfadfb
3.4.4. http://tinyurl.com/3bguj7p