saxon global-us-native vs html5 vs hybrid
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Do you Know what's right for YOUR Enterprise? Screens are small, apps are big, and life as we know it is on its head again.Mobile apps are no longer an option, they're an imperative. You need a mobile app for your business, but where do you start? You need to consider parameters like required functionality, the importance of security, offline capability, interoperability etc. Despite so many options, sometimes there’s just no perfect choice. Each development scenario has its pros and cons. Know which one is better for your mobility initiative. #FreeEnterpriseMobilityWebinarTRANSCRIPT
NATIVE VS HTML5 VS HYBRIDBy Sachin Garg
VP – Technology
Saxon Global Inc
WHAT TO EXPECT
What is it? Market overview Important parameters Decision making How Saxon can help Questions
WHAT IS IT? Native App – A native app is an app which is
built for a specific platform using specific technologies like Xcode for iOS and Java for Android.
Hybrid App – A hybrid app is an app which uses native as well as web technologies to bring best of both worlds.
Html5 App – Html5 app is not installed on a phone. It runs on a browser and built using web technologies such that it is fully optimized for screen it runs on.
MARKET OVERVIEW
Facebook moved away from HTML5 apps. This was publicly acknowledged by Mark.
Twitter uses hybrid app approach.
A lot of ecommerce sites have HTML5 based mobile websites.
LinkedIn also recently moved to native app.
MARKET OVERVIEW- COMMON MISTAKES
Source: Venturebeat
MARKET OVERVIEW - USAGE
IMPORTANT PARAMETERS
There are so many questions which comes to us when we start a mobility initiative. The initiative itself, cost, development time, ROI, platforms to be supported, Security, BYOD etc.
SUPPORT FOR PLATFORMS
FEATURESFeature Native Hybrid HTML5
Performance Fast Controlled Slow
Multi-touch/pinch
Yes Yes No
Device Access
All Almost all Very few
Secure storage
Yes Yes Shared/No
Connectivity Online/Offline Online/Offline Mostly Online
Rollout Slow/painful Slow/painful Fast
Security High Low Low
Best for Games/low content
Medium dynamic content
High dynamic content
Tools Xcode, Eclipse Phonegap, Worklight
Any web based
TAKE AWAY
DECISION MAKING
ROINot sure
Large
HTML5
BudgetConstraint
Hybrid
Native
Native Features?
Platform support
Many
Time Constraint
/Team
One
No
Yes
YesNo
No
Limited
Heavy/Gaming
TYPICAL TREND
Source:Venturebeat
HOW SAXON GLOBAL CAN HELP
Saxon global has the industry experience to ensure you make the right decision first time around with your chosen platform for enterprise application. If you are looking to move to a different strategy, we can help there too.