First consider the processor. The top-end processor available right now for the iPAQ is the Intel XScale processor, which runs at 400 MHz (even the older line of iPAQs runs on the Intel StrongARM processor, which runs at 206 MHz). The top-end Palm Tungsten runs with a 200-MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 1510 processor. These units are not yet very common, and most people still run the older Palm V with a 40-MHz Motorola Dragonball processor. It is important to note that the Pocket PC OS was designed for a more generic processor and hardware combination and uses substantially more of the processor for basic overhead. The extra power available for the Pocket PC also correlates to faster battery drain on the Pocket PC devices. In general, your Pocket PC processor can do much more than a Palm OS processor, but at the cost of battery life.

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