Let’s compare the features of AngularJS and Angular in a tabular form:
A list of differences between AngularJS and Angular-
Feature | AngularJS | Angular |
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Version | AngularJS was the very first version initially released in 2010. It was a browser-side JavaScript used within HTML code and created a revolution in web application development. It is popularly known as AngularJS. | The later Angular versions were a complete rewrite of AngularJS. For example, Angular 2 was initially released in 2016. There is nothing common between Angular2 and AngularJS except the core developer’s team. After that, Angular 6, Angular 7, Angular 8, Angular 9, and Angular 10 were released that are very similar to each other. These later versions are known as Angular. |
Architecture | AngularJS supports the MVC design model. | Angular uses components and directives. |
Supported Language | The recommended and supported language of AngularJS is JavaScript. | The recommended and supported language of Angular is TypeScript. |
Expression Syntax | In AngularJS, a specific ng directive is required for the image/property and an event. | Angular uses () for event binding and [] for property binding. |
Mobile Support | AngularJS doesn’t provide any mobile support. | Angular provides mobile support. |
Dependency Injection | There is no concept of Dependency Injection in AngularJS. | Angular supports hierarchical Dependency Injection with uni-directional tree-based change detection. |
Routing | In AngularJS, $routeprovider.when() is used for routing configs. | In Angular, @RouteConfig{(?)} is used for the routing config. |
Structure | It is the first and basic version, so it is very easy to manage. | It has a very simplified structure that makes the development and maintenance of large applications very easy. |
Speed | It is slower because of its limited features. | It is faster than AngularJS because of its upgraded features. |
Support | It doesn’t provide support or new updates anymore. | It provides active support, and frequent new updates are made. |