Compare how different mobile devices work with Office 365

Here's a quick way to see how you can use Office 365 on a variety of phones and tablets.

Office 365 mobile comparison chart

If you're looking for information about how to set up a specific phone or tablet, use the following topics:

• Set up and use Office 365 on your phone or tablet

• Microsoft Lync 2013 for Mobile Clients

Area	Task	Surface with Windows RT	Windows Phone	iPhone, iPad	Android	BlackBerry® BlackBerry® Business Cloud Services1	Nokia (Symbian OS)
Email	Use Outlook Web App to read mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Light version	Light version	Light version
	Use Outlook for iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch or Outlook for an Android phone or tablet	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Use POP or IMAP email	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Use Exchange ActiveSync	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Search global address list	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Sync calendar and contacts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Remote wipe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Admin PIN reset	No	No	No	No	No	No
Collaborate	Use Office Online in Office 365	Edit	View-only in browser. Edit in Office Mobile	View-only on iPhone. Edit on iPad	View-only, including in browser on tablets	View-only	View-only
	Use OneNote to view and edit notebooks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Use Office on mobile devices (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
	View documents in OneDrive for Business	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Use features that require ActiveX Controls	No	No	No	No	No	No
Communicate	Use Lync 2013 for mobile devices2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes. Install Lync 2010 for Nokia3
	Set and view presence	Yes	Yes3	Yes3	Yes3	No	Yes4
	Support for push notifications	Yes	Yes	Yes	not applicable5	No	not applicable4
	Use Lync to view and search the contacts list and the global address list	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Start and accept IM conversations	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Send location in an IM	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Manage call forwarding	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Handle someone else's calls if configured as a delegate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Join a Lync Meeting	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
AdministerOffice 365	Administer Office 365	No5	No5	No5	No5	No5	No5

Notes: 

• 1 BlackBerry Business Cloud Services is available only with Office 365 Enterprise.

• 2 For detailed information about Lync support in mobile clients, see Microsoft Lync 2013 for Mobile Clients.

• 3 Lync mobile clients don't update a user's presence based on the user's free/busy calendar information:

• 4 Lync runs in the background on the device, so push notifications aren't required.

• 5 You can use the admin centers and Office 365 portal from a mobile device, but the experience isn't optimized for touch and small screens; some features may not be available.

• If a mobile client user is also signed in to the Lync desktop client, the desktop client updates the user's presence based on the user's free/busy calendar information.

• If the user is signed in to only a mobile client, the user's presence doesn't update based on free/busy calendar information.

Office 365 operated by 21Vianet mobile comparison chart

Note:  This article applies only to Office 365 operated by 21Vianet in China.

Area	Task	Surface with Windows RT	Windows Phone	iPhone, iPad	Android	BlackBerry®	Nokia (Symbian OS)
Email	Use Outlook Web App to read mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Light version	No	Light version
	Use POP or IMAP email	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Use Exchange ActiveSync	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Search global address list	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Sync calendar and contacts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Admin PIN reset	No	No	No	No	No	No
Collaborate	Use Office Online	View-only	View-only	View-only	View-only	View-only	View-only
	Use OneNote to view and edit notebooks	No	No	No	No	No	No
	View documents in OneDrive for Business	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Use features that require ActiveX Controls	No	No	No	No	No	No
AdministerOffice 365	Administer Office 365	No	No	No	No	No	No