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Internet browser test

I have done some testing on browsers for my Tilt2 and decided to post the results. All tests were done on www.mobilespeedtest.com while on the Edge network, live in the country. All browsers had cookies deleted and phone was placed stationary while I used a stylus. Browsers tested are Opera, IE, Opera10 and Skyfire (installed on device). I ran several tests and the following are the results;
Opera (not 10) - 1st run=741/kbps, 2nd run=727/kbps at 77% resources used
IE - 1st run=386/kbps, 2nd run=388 at 81%
S.F. - 1st run=1455/kbps, 2nd run=1013 at 89%
Op10 - 1st run=68/kbps, 2nd run=72 at 82% (not sure why its so bad)
SkyFire def uses more memory but the speed is worth it IMHO. Does anybody know of a better browser?
Forgot, I am running the E2 5.2.21901 ROM and stock radio.

I don't think you're in the right forum for this, it doesn't seem to be about ROM development. But I'm not clear at all what you're testing here. I find it hard to believe that the browser itself makes such an apparently huge difference in raw performance like this.

I like the idea of this, but I think some variables need to be addressed before the numbers can be useful.
First, I personally don't have faith in the consistency and reliability of the numbers that come from mobilespeedtest.com. I would rather see test results from somewhere like dslreports.com/mspeed, or any others that may exist (I haven't found any for wm).
Next, are you using turbo mode in opera? Using that, and including skyfire in the test results, skew the numbers because the downlinks are routed through their servers before getting to each of those browsers. So confirm that you're using opera with turbo mode turned off, and ignore skyfire's numbers, to be sure we're making an apples-to-apples comparison here.

That's why I decided to post it, wanted input. I am no pro, was just messin around and found the numbers to be interesting. I have been using SkyFire for a bit and it does seem faster than the others. There are some sites SF can't load (not sure why) and it uses allot of memory, but I tried a couple other sites and the #'s were pretty close to what I posted for I.E. and Opera. Maybe somebody that knows what they're doing can run some test and tell us.
Thanks
Oh not sure about Opera turbo, I'll check.

Using dslreports.com/mspeed I can never get a reading using opera mini 5 as it claims my speed was too fast, and I need to try a "larger file"... even while using the largest file possible (1mb)
Opera Mobile 10 works, but only gives me like 500ish kb/s w/ hsdpa enabled... mini is so much faster, but apparently I can't really get an "accurate" reading... mobilespeedtest.com does work however, and yields strong results... (2mb/s)

Internet Explorer:
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Opera:
SkyFire:

Which is the best browser for Diamond?

can ne 1 help me with this.
which will be the best browser for Diamond.
with
1. fast browsing,
2. flash support,
3. lest time consuming,
4. Easy interface
5. ne thing more
lets discuss this !!

I use Opera Mobile 10. For me it is the best (Opera Link, Turbo, good rendering), but I don't use flash.

thanks 4 this reply what abt opera mini

Opera Mini is also good, but I don't like the way it handles form fields and input. I think it is a little bit faster, but it renders pages with less "PC-like" way. It's not big difference, but I prefer Opera Mobile.
I think uZardWebP could be also worth try, but somehow I never really tested it.

Opera MINI 4.2
as for my concern that Opera Mini 4.2 is the best browser in the sense
1. Faster
2. Quick links (can be synchronize for later use - even u format the device)
3. Taking small resource
regards

Today i tried uZardWebP and i like it very much !!!
-Flash
-Fast
-Screen rotation
i love it !
Opera is good too but doesn`t have a flash player ...
Cheers and sorry for my english if something is wrong

I use diamonds default opera mobile 9.5. It supports flash and you can zoom by rotating your finger on the middle button. Also oit is very fast and uses small resources. (While it is minimized I can navigate with iGO or play NFS Undercover)
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I would go with the NetFront

UCweb, the best evef!
download
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this link is 4 full version!!

kambas said:
UCweb, the best evef!
download
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This is old version of UCWEB (7.0.0.41)
Newer version is 7.2.2.51
Download it from here.

trial09 said:
Today i tried uZardWebP and i like it very much !!!
-Flash
-Fast
-Screen rotation
i love it !
Opera is good too but doesn`t have a flash player ...
Cheers and sorry for my english if something is wrong
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uZardWebP is superb .... damn i was in a blue funk since skyfire stopped services ... lol im gud now

uZardWebP !!!!!!

Opera Mini 5

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opera rulez!

opra
opera 9.7 is much better that other browser u sayd .........i use gen y rom whit sense 2.5 and its incorporate as default browser in sense 2.5

hi
i think SKYFIRE

UCWEB Opera mini5 both ok!

skyfire from freewarepocketpc.net is very good
it supports flash like a real web browser but the screen buttons are to little

how about iris browser?
i try both..uzard i Quite ok browser for me now bcoz it can play youtbe file.but i got a noise sound when playing youtube file.iris is faster n can see flash video also..opera still faster n easy to used but no flash content cant be played

[Q] how would flash 10.1 would make my phone special

hi i have Galaxy S 2.1
from day one i can enter youtube and watch clips in "full site" version, the buffering is pretty fast and the audio and video is good so i dont get how flash 10.1 works?
if please could someone tell me what are the differences and how it would make my phone better than others (less the 2.2,iphone...etc)
thx in advance

YouTube isn't the only site which uses flash.
There are lots of more sites which use flash and you can use this sites with your android browser (in most cases).
For example there are lots of flash games on the web which you can use or some sites use flash to display their content.

rockythepain said:
hi i have Galaxy S 2.1
from day one i can enter youtube and watch clips in "full site" version, the buffering is pretty fast and the audio and video is good so i dont get how flash 10.1 works?
if please could someone tell me what are the differences and how it would make my phone better than others (less the 2.2,iphone...etc)
thx in advance
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It is true for sites like youtube you won't notice any difference because the Galaxy comes preinstalled with a youtube application (that supports HD) so when clicking youtube links you can choose to play these in the youtube app. What you can't do is play any flash content directly in the browser and this includes youtube. Once the galaxy s gets froyo (new date is now 11th Nov) you will be able to access much more content rich sites mainly asociated with streaming movies. There are users who have had luck streaming from lovefilm, and various bbc, itv sites (tvcatchup.com). Then like mentioned places like http://www.addictinggames.com/ you "should" be able to play games there aswell ... until flash 11 comes out and you no longer can play any flash content anymore as sites start to upgrade to flash11 only

Madic said:
YouTube isn't the only site which uses flash.
There are lots of more sites which use flash and you can use this sites with your android browser (in most cases).
For example there are lots of flash games on the web which you can use or some sites use flash to display their content.
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yes i can see some clips from other websites not only youtube my question is
how does flash 10.1 add value? why android now is considered so strong because it has flash 10.1?

i think the biggest deal for me is that I PERSONALLY have a CHOICE as to what I want to use or not. if i don't want flash, i can uninstall/disable it. i chose to set my plug-ins to "on-demand" in my browser settings so i can enable it whenever i wanted. it really is a ***** to have some guy ::COUGH:: steve jobs) telling me what i can & can't use on my 600$ phone.
in a nutshell, well in my nutshell , it's like having car makers saying what mods you can & can't do to your $20k vehicle....so to speak
anyway, that's my take on it. i like the 10.1 flash in 2.2. i think it runs really well when i decide to enable it. just my
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so in other words my big S will be closer to any laptop experience in browsing and its just 4" xD

Movie/TV Stream sites that work with Froyo

I thought it would be a good idea to get together a list of sites that offer stream of TV and or movies that since the Froyo update with flash support now bring this content to our phone. If we could also confirm if it can be used with
Working
http://www.tvcatchup.com
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- live TV streams for many fti channels, available UK only
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
- offers ondemand BBC TV and Radio blue various BBC live TV UK Only
http://www.lovefilm.com
- all ondemand paid and free items (subscription dependant) work fine
http://www.youtube.com
- Though the youtube app works fine you don't normally have access to the BBC, Channel 4 etc programs which are now accessable via the site.
http://www.five.tv/watch -
- Works but sometimes I find video streams can be "sluggish"
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4od
- Plays all content like many best performance in full screen.
http://video.uk.msn.com/ -
- You must set your user Agent to Desktop to be able to use this site
Not Working
http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/ on 3G & WIFI directs you to a WAP version where you can just download video segments of previous programs, the page looks hardly supported.
http://www.virginmedia.com/player - Detects youre on a mobile and states not availble, their are rumours android support is coming??
Unable to test Sky Player but I presume that works maybe subscription based like iphone?
In some instances there are "APPs" available to allow connection to some of the above sites. BBC for example their is a 3rd part app called mplayer which does work on wifi and 3g but the streams are lower quality then the bbc site direct.
Also if you find a brower that works properly with User agents you maybe able to use some of the listed sites as not working though each browser I have tested with user agent support when selecting "desktop" some sites like virginmedia still default to a mobile version.
So there you go please feel free to add your own, im sure there are things like appltv, zune, etc that may work I just don't use any of these :d

Doing some testing and you can get http://video.uk.msn.com/ working if you change the User Agent to Desktop. Tested this in Dolphin HD and it works fine. Sadly though Virginmedia still detects the brower as a mobile version and shows a mobile view. Weirdly so do google.

Emexrulsier said:
Doing some testing and you can get http://video.uk.msn.com/ working if you change the User Agent to Desktop. Tested this in Dolphin HD and it works fine. Sadly though Virginmedia still detects the brower as a mobile version and shows a mobile view. Weirdly so do google.
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I tested this using Steel (browser available via the android market). Set it to Desktop user agent and it works just fine. I'm using JK3 Froyo on the Bell network (Canada).

UC Browser 7.4 for Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

UC Mobile, a mobile internet service provider, recently announced the release of its mobile browser UC Browser 7.4 for Java, Symbian and Windows Mobile. The new version offers lots of improvements and new features, which make it a good alternative to other browsers such as, Opera Mini, Bolt or Skyfire.
The developer of the mobile browser has improved all the UC Browser 7.2 features such as data compression to save 85% of users’ traffic charge, very good pre-fetch technology, high download speeds, built-in file manager, multi-search, save and share and night mode.
The features described above were also embedded in the new 7.4 version, but perform better now.
UC Browser 7.4 offers WAP2.0 support, which means that the browser will display more graphical elements, unlike the old WAP 1.0 which only displayed a few basic elements on webpages (text and pictures).
UC Mobile also enhanced UC Browser 7.4 performance, which is now 30% faster than the previous 7.2 version. Cursor mode is another added feature, along with My Shortcut.
While UC Browser 7.2 provided users with a “common mode” (a mode you can control the page through your keypad or navigation key), the new version offers the more smooth Cursor mode feature, which enables user to browse using only the phone's D-pad button.
The My Shortcut feature may look familiar for Opera mini users, as it resembles the “speed dial” feature. The “My Shortcut” will display four squares in the home screen the first time the browser is open, where users can add their favorite sites.
Importing from browsing history or typing the address to add a website as favorite is also possible. Up to eight “speed dial” squares can be added for favorite sites.
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

I like this browser, its very fast (probably a bit faster than Opera Mini), and I do like the home screen quicklinks in there. If you like basic browsing, then this is a best option.
Nice work mate, and thanks for sharing.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha :d

alternative to skyfire huh?
does it support flash?