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Apache Cordova vs PhoneGap

A side-by-side look at Apache Cordova and PhoneGap. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Apache Cordova

Apache Cordova

Development

Apache Cordova is an open-source mobile development framework. It allows you to use standard web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for cross-platform development, avoiding native development languages like Objective-C and Java. Cordova wraps the HTML and JavaScript code into a native container which can access the device functions of many platforms.

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PhoneGap

PhoneGap

Development

PhoneGap is an open source framework that allows developers to build mobile applications using web technologies like HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It wraps the web code into native containers to access device features on iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

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