Unlike Palms, Pocket PCs are more than just overgrown PIMs. Designed right from the start as miniature versions of desktop computers, they can play audio and video in addition to performing a myriad of other functions; and yet still fit a pocket. As such, processing power is of great importance in Pocket PCs in contrast to Palms.

That's why you won't see the same Motorola Dragonball processor that's so favoured by Palm PDAs powering the Pocket PCs. While a 16MHz or 20MHz Dragonball may be more than enough to run Palm OS and its applications at a nice clip, it is not powerful enough to support the multimedia capabilities inherent in every Pocket PCs.

In addition, WinCE and its software are comparatively bigger than Palm OS and its software. Though that's an unavoidable result of WinCE's greater complexity, it also means that a more powerful processor is needed to run WinCE and WinCE software. So what are the Pocket PCs powered by?

The Pocket PCs - Colourful & Powerful!