Difference Between Selenium RC and Selenium Webdriver?

Selenium RC	Selenium WebDriver
Required to start server before executing the test script.	Doesn’t required to start server before executing the test script.
It is standalone java program which allow you to run Html test suites.	It actual core API which has binding in a range of languages.
Core engine is Javascript based	Interacts natively with browser application
It is easy and small API	As compared to RC, it is bit complex and large API.
API’s are less Object oriented	API’s are entirely Object oriented
It doesn’t supports of moving mouse cursors.	It supports of moving mouse cursors.
Need to append full xpath with ‘xpath=\\’ syntax	No need to append full xpath with ‘xpath=\\’ syntax
It does not supports listeners	It supports the implementation of listeners
It does not support to test iphone/Android applications	It support to test iphone/Android applications

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