In computing|lang=en terms the difference between cell and tile
is that
cell is (computing) the minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior while
tile is (computing) to arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
As nouns the difference between cell and tile
is that
cell is a single-room dwelling for a hermit or
cell can be (us|informal) a cellular phone while
tile is a regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
As verbs the difference between cell and tile
is that
cell is to place or enclose in a cell while
tile is to cover with tiles or
tile can be to protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.