It may take a matter of a few years before mobile technology meets up with computers. Mobile phones have an immense ability to browse the internet, stream live video, and chat – they have developed very well in a short amount of time.

Computers and Mobile Phones Comparison

It’s true that cellphones are more practical in terms of mobility – hence the word mobile. While laptops are too large and fragile to move around, you can place a mobile phone inside your pocket, bring it out when you need it and put it away when you don’t.

With the advance of technology, mobile phones can do just about anything computers can do, such as checking email, browsing the internet, and using thousands of applications, games and utilities. However, their screens won’t get much bigger than they already are.

One disadvantage mobile phones have is not being able to view flash sites or use flash components. Apple devices that don’t support Flash. You should take this into consideration when purchasing a website. If you do decide to go ahead with a flash website, you may want to consider having an HTML equivalent version.

What does this Mean for Web Design?

Website design will require more and more attention on mobile phone versions of websites. Since cellphones are much smaller in size, two versions of a website is necessary for viewing compatibility. Either that, or the website should be designed to dynamically fit the size of the typical mobile phone screen.