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PhonegapIs It You Or Not

We’ll take a look at how to decide if PhoneGap is the right technology to invest in for

your project. However, before getting to that, here are some statistics regarding the

forward march of mobile technology.

Web apps are coded with programming languages like HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3

and executed in a browser.

APPLICATION POINT MISSION

3. Over 40% of American shoppers visit 3 or more channels before making a pur-chase

4. 70% of mobile searches are followed by positive action within the hour

5. By the year 2017, searches from mobile devices will generate 27.8 billion more queries than searches from desktop

6. As of Q1, 2014 the number of total iPhone app downloads exceeds 27 billion. Total app downloads for android exceeds 29 billion

7. Apple’s app store revenue for the year 2013 was over 6.4 billion dollars, whileandroid earned over 1.2 billion dollars

8. 23% of all app store downloads are games

1. Before the end of 2014, the world will have more mobile connected devices than human being

2. 4 out of 5 consumers use a smartphone to carry out their shopping

Smartphone & App Usage Stats

Now that we have established that mobile is here to stay and grow, let’s figure out

what kind of mobile user experience (UX) you require.

The Relentless March

ofMobile Technology

Classic

Web

UX

RWD

HTMLCSS3 PROGRESSIVE

WEB APP

LOCATIONWeb apps are located on the cloud and are accessed through a

URL on the browser.

Limited access privileges to device hardware and APIs.

ACCESS PRIVILEGES

Access can be attained by using an HTML framework.

WORK AROUND

LOCATIONHybrid apps are located and distributed on app stores similar to

native apps.

Hybrid apps enjoy full access to device hardware and APIs with the help of plug-ins.

ACCESS PRIVILEGES

Access to APIs is attained by combining HTML framework with a container framework (PhoneGap) via means of JavaScript

commands.

WORK AROUND

Hybrid apps are half web apps and half native apps. They areexecuted in the webview component of native apps and are coded

using languages like HTML, JavaScript and CSS3.

NATIVE APP

LOCATIONNative apps are located and distributed on app stores like iTunes

and Google Play Store.

Native apps enjoy total access to all hardware features and APIs.

ACCESS PRIVILEGES

Access to API is attained using SDKs provided by the platform.

WORK AROUND

Native apps are coded using the indigenous language of the OS like Java (Android) or Objective (iOS).