# Windows 8.1 Phone vs Win 8.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 8, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520 "2015-03-08T12:35:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/1 "2015-03-08T12:35:29Z")
I have a Win 8.1 tablet. I want to play minecraft pocket addition but it says it’s for Windows 8.1 Phone. Will it run on Win 8.1 or do I need the Phone Version of 8.1? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/2 "2015-03-08T16:08:01Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I have a Win 8.1 tablet. I want to play minecraft pocket addition but it says it’s for Windows 8.1 Phone. Will it run on Win 8.1 or do I need the Phone Version of 8.1? what model tablet? If it has an Intel processor, you’ll need the “desktop” version of Minecraft. the pocket version is only for phones. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/3 "2015-03-08T16:52:18Z")
So Windows phones don’t have Intel processors? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/4 "2015-03-08T17:01:47Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > So Windows phones don’t have Intel processors? nope. they use ARM processors, most I think are Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/5 "2015-03-08T18:44:35Z")
Rats Thanks for the info ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/6 "2015-03-09T01:18:07Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I have a Win 8.1 tablet. I want to play minecraft pocket addition but it says it’s for Windows 8.1 Phone. Will it run on Win 8.1 or do I need the Phone Version of 8.1? > [@zoid](#): > > So Windows phones don’t have Intel processors? Do you have a Windows PHONE or a Windows TABLET? Neither one is going to have an Intel processor, but tablets and phones may have different processors yet. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/7 "2015-03-09T01:22:55Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Do you have a Windows PHONE or a Windows TABLET? Neither one is going to have an Intel processor, but tablets and phones may have different processors yet. most Windows tablets have Intel processors. The Surface Pro offers Core i3, i5, and i7 processors. Many of the other tablets (Dell, HP, Lenovo _et al_) have Bay Trail Atom CPUs. There are a handful of ARM-based Windows tablets but they’re pretty much scorned because they can’t run any legacy Windows software. the phones are all ARM, though. no real reason to want an Intel CPU in those. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/8 "2015-03-09T01:23:35Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Do you have a Windows PHONE or a Windows TABLET? Neither one is going to have an Intel processor, but tablets and phones may have different processors yet. I have a Windows tablet and it has an Intel processor. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/9 "2015-03-09T01:30:40Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I have a Windows tablet and it has an Intel processor. what brand/model (just curious?) ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/10 "2015-03-09T01:38:45Z")
HP Stream 7. I saw it on sale for $80 and just made an impulse buy. I have to say it’s worked out very well, I got a year of office 365 and it runs all the office apps just fine. I just wish it had 2G of memory instead of 1 but for $80 I can’t complain. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-1-phone-vs-win-8-1/714520/11 "2015-03-09T01:41:18Z")
nice. Windows 10 (across PCs, tablets, and phones) is supposed to enable “universal” apps (for modern/“Metro” apps) which will make it easier for devs to build apps which can support all three platforms. So maybe when it’s out (which you’ll be able to update to for free) the Store version of Minecraft will be available.