What is the difference between Zepto and jQuery 2?

Question

There are those two similar projects:

Zepto.js

Zepto is a minimalist JavaScript library for modern browsers with a largely jQuery-compatible API

Answer 1

The primary difference between Zepto.js and jQuery are their respective file sizes of Zepto.js's ~20kb (minified, not gzipped) instead of jQuery's ~80kb,And Zepto.js's ~10kb (minified, Gzipped) instead of jQuery's ~30kb. Furthermore, Zepto’s support for browsers such as IE<10 is either lacking or not guaranteed, its target platforms are:

• Safari 5+ (desktop)
• Chrome 5+ (desktop)
• Mozilla Firefox 4+
• iOS 4+ Safari
• Android 2.2+ Browser
• Other WebKit-based browsers/runtimes
• webOS 1.4.5+ Browser
• BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0.7+ Browser
• Amazon Silk 1.0+
• Opera 10+
• Internet Explorer 10+