1. Mobile Office Suites Overview and Comparisons

2. What is a Mobile Office Suite? Includes basic Office Suite components Word processor, spreadsheet, slideshow Runs on smartphones and mobile-OS tablets iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod) Android phones and tablets (Samsung, Motorola, LG, HTC) Windows RT (Windows Phone, Surface RT) Blackberry Uses standard Office Suite formats (e.g.,.docx,.xlsx,.pptx,.pdf)

3. Some Mobile Office Suites Documents to Go Google Office iWork / iCloud Polaris Office Microsoft Office Mobile Hancom Office / ThinkFree Office This list is not exhaustive, nor does every item on the list work with every mobile operating system

4. Some Choice Drivers Built-in on device (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides) Cost (free, already have a license/subscription) Compatibility with home/office computer suite or other device(s) Size on device (and/or ability to install on removable storage) Suite options (single app v. suite, specific application)

5. Documents to Go (DataViz) One of the earliest syncable mobile suites Earliest versions supported Palm OS, Blackberry, Windows CE Microsoft and Adobe formats:.doc,.xls,.ppt,.pdf Includes a mobile file manager Current platforms: Android, Blackberry, iOS Premium version (one payment per platform) supports editing, desktop sync

6. Microsoft Office Various limited versions have been available since the days of Windows CE Jornada versions of Word and Excel limited formatting and document length Excel workbooks limited to 3 worksheets Two current mobile versions Microsoft Office Mobile (for Android phones) Individual Office 365 apps (Word, Excel, Power Point, One Note) for tablets Free with Office 365 subscription

7. iWork (Apple) Comes with Macintosh computers Individual apps available for iPad Pages (word processor), Numbers (spreadsheet), Keynote (slideshow) Beta version for Windows 8.1 is actually Web- based (launches iCloud.com in browser)iCloud.com

8. Polaris Office Preloaded in Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (amongst other devices) Mobile platforms: Android, iOS Desktop sync: Windows, MacOS Free for two devices (total); annual subscription to add additional devices; enterprise scalability Supports Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat, text,.zip, and Hansoft Hangul formats Requires Web login to use???

9. Hancom Office Preloaded in Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 for Nook Platforms: Android and Windows (requires purchase) Apps: Hword, Hcell, Hshow, Viewer Alternate (cloud) version "ThinkFree Office" Apps: Write, Calc, Show Cloud-based data with on-device program NOT free Supports Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Acrobat formats ThinkFree Online requires Web login to use

10. Comparing Costs (Paid Versions) Item/CostAndroidiOSWindowsMacOS Documents to Go$14.99$16.99 Free sync w/ premium Google Office$0 iWork$0 Microsoft Office$10/yr* $6.99- $99.99* $69.99/yr - $399.99 Polaris Office $45.95/yr ($3.99/yr for 10 devices) $14.99 *$3.99/mo or $39.99/yr *same price as MS to sync up to 10 devices Hancom Office (free for certain Samsung deivces) $69 *MS Office 365 for Android/iOS is free with desktop subscription

11. Footprint (Suite) Suite/Devic e AndroidiOSWindows PhoneWindows Documents to Go 9.5-18 (main)55.9Sync only Google Office (Quick Office) 130+ (main)Web access only iWork1317Web access only Microsoft Office 2013/365 128 -550 (depends on version) 2073 (may include data) 3+ Gb Polaris Office90+ (main)116Sync only Hancom Office>160 (main)1.8 Gb

12. Footprint (Word Processor) Suite/De vice AndroidiOS Windows Phone Windows Documents to Go Google Docs 42 +data (main) 119 iWork Pages 393 Microsoft Word 135 (main)5423 Gb Polaris Office Hword 80 + data (main)

13. Footprint (Spreadsheet) Suite/Devic e AndroidiOSWindows PhoneWindows Documents to Go Google Sheets 70 (main) iWork Numbers 381 Microsoft Excel 215 (main)5373 Gb Polaris Office Hancom Hcell 70+ (main)

14. Footprint (Slideshow) Suite/Devic e AndroidiOSWindows PhoneWindows Documents to Go Google Slides 46+ (main) iWork Keynote 543 Mb Microsoft Power Point 121 (main)563 Mb3 Gb Polaris Office Hancom Hshow 63+ (main)

15. Footprint (Other) Suite/Devic e AndroidiOSWindows PhoneWindows Documents to Go Google Office iWork OneNote 69 (main)431 Polaris Office 89 (main) Hancom Office 12+ (main)

16. File Compatibility Polaris, Hancom, iWork save work in their own formats Google saves imported documents in Microsoft Office formats, Google-created documents in its own formats Documents to Go uses Microsoft Office formats and Adobe Acrobat.pdf format (but can only display limited Office formatting features)

17. System Compatibility Microsoft Office single apps require KitKat (Android 4.4 or higher) or iOS 7.1 or later (Outlook requires iOS 8.0 or higher) iWork requires iOS (version?) or Windows 8.1 or higher (beta/cloud version) Polaris Office for iOS requires version 7.1 or higher