Computer Shopper - UK (2020-10)

VIDEOCHATAPPS

ISSUE392|COMPUTER SHOPPER|OCTOBER 2020 81

FACEBOOK

MESSENGER

ROOMS

GOOGLE

MEET

MICROSOFT

TEAMS

SKYPE WHATSAPP ZOOM

FEATURES

Maximumcall

participants

50 100 250 50 8100

Textchat No YesYes YesYes Yes

File sharing No YesYes YesYes Yes

Screen sharing YesYes YesYes No Yes

Background

replacement

YesYes Blurring onlyYes No Yes

Maximum call

duration

Unlimited24hours(one

hour forfree

users after 30th

September)

Eight hours Four hours

(video only)

Unlimited 40 minutes (free),

24 hours (paid)

End-to-end

encryption

No No (transport

encryptionused

instead)

YesYes YesYes

Maximum

onscreenvideos

16 16 49 9849

Maximum video

resolution

720p 720p 1080p 1080p 720p 720p

Calendar invites No YesYes YesNoYes

Call recording No Yes(until 30th

September)

Paid versiononly YesNoPaidversiononly

SOFTWARE

OS support Windows,

macOS, iPadOS,

Android, iOS

Windows,

macOS, iPadOS,

Android, iOS,

Linux

Windows,

macOS,iPadOS,

Android, iOS,

Linux

Windows,

macOS, iPadOS,

Android, iOS,

Linux

Android, iOS,

iPadOS (desktop

apps don’t

supportvideo

calls)

Windows, macOS

System

requirements

Not stated 2.2GHz dual-core

CPU

1.6GHzCPU,

2GB RAM

1GHz CPU,

512MB RAM

Not stated 2.5GHz dual-core

CPU

App download

needed

YesHost only Hostonly Host only YesHost only

Account needed YesYes Host only Host only YesHost only

Webclient

available

YesYes YesYes Yes, but doesn’t

supportvideo

calls

Yes

BUYING INFORMATION

Free version YesYes YesYes YesYes

Paid version

price

N/A £8 per month (all

features free until

30th September)

£5 per month N/A N/A £12 per month

In-app purchases No No No No No No

Details http://www.messenger.

com

meet.google.com http://www.microsoft.

com

http://www.skype.com http://www.whatsapp.

com

http://www.zoom.us

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