Desktop Central Mobile Device Management (MDM) supports three OS platforms - iOS, Android, and Windows. The table below provides a features-to-feature comparison available for different OS.
| Features | iOS | Android | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | |||
| Enroll via Email | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self Enrollment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulk Enrollment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple Devices for Same User | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| One Time Passcode Authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| User’s Active Directory Credential | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| via Apple Configurator | ✓ | NA | NA |
| Two Factor Authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Restrictions Management | |||
| Installation of Apps | ✓ | ✓* | ✗ |
| Use of Camera | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Voice Dialing | ✓ | ✓* | ✗ |
| InApp Purchase | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Use of Youtube | ✓ | ✓* | ✗ |
| iCloud | ✓ | NA | NA |
| Data Encryption | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NFC (Near Field Communicaton) | NA | ✓ | ✗ |
| USB Devices | NA | ✓* | ✗ |
| Device Tethering | ✗ | ✓* | ✗ |
| Usage of Cellular Data | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Usage of Secure Digital (SD) Card | NA | ✓* | ✓ |
| Configurations Management | |||
| Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| VPN | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| ✓ | ✓* | ✓ | |
| Exchange ActiveSync | ✓ | ✓* | ✓ |
| App Lock | ✓ | ✗ | NA |
| Access Point Name | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Device Password | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventory Management - Device Inventory | |||
| Device Name | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Device Type | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device Model | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manufacturer Name | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Memory | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Installed Apps | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Certificates | ✓ | ✓* | ✗ |
| Geo -Tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| OS Version | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network Inventory | |||
| Bluetooth MAC address | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Wi-Fi MAC address | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phone Number | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Carrier Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Roaming Status Settings | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Data and Voice Roaming Settings | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Centralized Control Settings | |||
| Device Grouping based on Roles/Department | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device Audit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device Retirement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security Management | |||
| Password Reset | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| App/Play Store Prohibition | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Use of Default Web Browser | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Geo-Location Tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Device Lock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Corporate Data Wipe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Data Wipe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic Sync while Roaming | ✓ | ✓* | ✗ |
| Roaming Settings | ✗ | ✓* | ✗ |
| Screen Capture | ✓ | ✓* | ✗ |
| Detecting Jailbroken/Rooted devices | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| OS Upgrade | ✗ | ✓* | NA |
| Remote Alarm | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Applications Management | |||
| In-house and Commercial Apps Distirbution | ✓ | ✓ | ✓$ |
| Black or White Listing of Apps | ✓ | ✓# | ✓ |
| VPP Integration | ✓ | NA | NA |
| App Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| App Repository | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| License Management | ✓ | NA | NA |
| Silent Installation/Uninstallation | ✓** | ✓* | ✗ |
| BYOD - Bring Your Own Device | |||
| Restrict Uninstallation of Apps | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open in Management | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Restricting Movement of E-mail Accounts | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reports | |||
| Enrolled Devices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device Hardware | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Security | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| App | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
NA - Not Applicable
* Applicable to Samsung SAFE devices
**Applicable to iOS 7 and above
# Automatic un-installation of Blacklisted apps can be performed only on Samsung SAFE Devices
$ Applicable to only in-house apps
