Blackberry

iPhone

Symbian

Windows Mobile

Android

Push Email

Yes

Yes (requires 3rd party APP or Apple’s MobileMe service)

Yes on most recent devices (uses IMAP ‘IDLE’)

No

Yes (requires 3rd party IMAP client)

Calendar Sync

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

Yes (requires Apples’ MobileMe service and desktop Outlook Connector client)

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML ap

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

No

Contacts Sync

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

Poor

Tasks Sync

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

No

No

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

No

Notes Sync

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

No

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

Yes (using 3rd party SyncML app)

No

Mobile web access (WorldClient)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Server side storage of Sent, Deleted, Draft emails

Sent only

Yes

No

Yes (partially)

Yes (but not configurable)

Email changes sync

One way (handheld changes pushed to server)

Yes (IMAP client)

Yes (IMAP client)

Yes (IMAP client)

Yes (IMAP client)

Access to other email folders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Access to Public/Shared email folders

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Scheduled Email checks (min interval)

Not applicable

Yes (15 mins)

Yes (5 mins)

Yes (5 mins)

Yes (5 mins)

SSL encryption

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes