I'm looking for the best mobile browser for android . I care about simplicity , not flash support blah blah blah . I remember on windows mobile I used uc browser and loved it . Uc browser pretty much sucks for android . I sorta like boat browser mini but I hate how all the web browsers on the market display an entire webpage . I just want a single column browser without having to zoom in and out to view things . And I can't seem to find one hence the post . I hate posting requests like this but I've lost all hope . Any input will be greatly appreciated !
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i use opera mobile, but dolphin mini is good too you should try opera mini, mobile and dolphin
paul89rulez said:
i use opera mobile, but dolphin mini is good too you should try opera mini, mobile and dolphin
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Opera is OK . Is there any way I can make the don't smaller ? I already have it set to smallest in the opera settings
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try maxthon browser! very good!
diaremes said:
try maxthon browser! very good!
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Thanks but I didn't care for it , too flashy .
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Give Firefox a try.....but I really prefer Dolphin browser
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I have been using Dolphin for months. It's working very well + it has a lot of add-ons.
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I have been using Dolphin for months. It's working very well + it has a lot of add-ons.
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I don't like dolphin because you are stuck with browsing in a zoom mode. Which I hate . I like browsing in a one column view
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-Opera Mobile is imo best browser atm. Fast, good HTML5 rendering and stable to that.
-Dolphin is nice too, but recent stunt with spyware(and denying that!) makes it unnacceptable to use.
-Firefox is just...too slow, though add ons are quite good.
-opera mini saves a lot of data, though privacy at risk(something for something)
retsam88 said:
-Opera Mobile is imo best browser atm. Fast, good HTML5 rendering and stable to that.
-Dolphin is nice too, but recent stunt with spyware(and denying that!) makes it unnacceptable to use.
-Firefox is just...too slow, though add ons are quite good.
-opera mini saves a lot of data, though privacy at risk(something for something)
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Opera mobile not too bad . I remember on windows mobile opera had a horrible text input solution . Is this true for android ?
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I am liking opera . However I hate how it opens up my last viewed web page . Anyone know how to default it to open my start page ?
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elesbb said:
I am liking opera . However I hate how it opens up my last viewed web page . Anyone know how to default it to open my start page ?
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I use firefox, it is a lil slow to load but it runs fast after that, pages open quick an everything is a dream lol, goodluck.
Cheers,
Evil.
ics browser + with a oer dpi. you have the full scree to see at all times, when you put your finger near the edge of the screen with quick controls on you get all the contols to your browerser with one tap/sywpe geasture.including tab switching.
enable uick controls in ics+, ics+ has extra controls over the normal ics borwser
Opera Mini leads the way.
Check Dolphin Browser HD. It works nice, I've never had any problems.
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I use firefox, it is a lil slow to load but it runs fast after that, pages open quick an everything is a dream lol, goodluck.
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Too much lol . Its nice for full fledged web browsing , but im not a fan of that . i like to get in , browse to site , view data , and get out . I dont like all the zooming and waiting for every little thing to load . but thanks for the tip !
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Didnt look right lol . my screens too big , i like opera mobile . just hate how it opens latest viewed webpage .
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Check Dolphin Browser HD. It works nice, I've never had any problems.
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Dont like how it loads everything , i want speed and simplicity
Check the default browser which comes in MIUI roms..it has exactly what you need speed and simplicity along with nice rotation lock and speed dial feature Only downside is, you require MIUI rom to have it..
Other than that...try Firefox Beta also, its better than vanilla firefox IMO
Dolphin does the magic for me.
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Dolphin does the magic for me.
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Enjoy your spyware magic then.
UC Browser by far the best of all of them....
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I know most of you tab owners have probably installed a third-party web browser. Which one is your favorite and why?
I'm tired of the default browser that came with my Tab. It gets stuck too many times and crashes (signal 11 seg fault)
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Dolphin Browser HD is what I use on all my mobile devices. You really can't go wrong with it.
Haven't found anything better than Miren Browser
dolhpin browser HD for me. nice sidebars, plugins and gesture commands. not as fast in loading pages as opera, but faster than stock browser,and renders page layouts properly. plus it has a plugin for switching from mobile view to standard in one touch.
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Personally I use Dolphin HD. It lets me set the useragent as iPad, so you get a lot of pages in standard view. Plus it has great addons and the sidebars are amazing.
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I use Miren browser and think its great.
However for flash I use stock browser as it seems to run smoother to me.
Last dolphin HD I used seemed to have ads and bloat?
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What other browsers can I try?
Firefox is so far the ONLY browser that has openned ALL of my required sites.
Opera Mobile nearly gets there but:-
Stock browser - no good
Opera Mini - no good
Skyfire - no good
Miren - no good
Dolphin HD - no good
Dolphin Mini - no good
xScope - no good
If you can suggest any others that I can try then it would be much appreciated.
Miren user here. I haven't tried firefox for the SGT yet. I'll go check it out.
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Fire fox support flash?
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Firefox is so far the ONLY browser that has openned ALL of my required sites.
Opera Mobile nearly gets there but:-
Stock browser - no good
Opera Mini - no good
Skyfire - no good
Miren - no good
Dolphin HD - no good
xScope - no good
If you can suggest any others that I can try then it would be much appreciated.
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Dolphin HD is the best for me.
I tried firefox but not flash support =nogo
Dolphin Mini. I think this is better than Dolphin HD. Give it a try and let us know what you think.
Dolphin mini is definitely my favorite browser at the moment. Consumes very little, does anything I need from a browser and it does look amazing too.
Swyped from my sexy galaxy tab
Lag time during scrolling/pinching is my biggest gripe with all Android browsers. I haven't found one that equals the iPad in this regard. FireFox responds the best but I'm not crazy about the UI, I like the tab interface on Dolphin better. I hope that Honeycomb's browser is better especially with the new dual core processors.
Wow. I didnt expect such great responses. Thanks to everyone who replied.
I plan to try Dolphin HD and, if it doesnt work well, I will try Miren.
-dan
I use Dolphin Mini, it's very fast and great with flash content. Much better than iPad's safari IMO.
didn't know dolphin had a mini version. will try that out.
i still find that keyboard lag is an issue with browsers
While I was going to say Dolphin HD, I installed Dolphin Mini last night based on what people said in this thread, and a big +1 to the Mini! I like the clean interface better than HDs, and seems a little faster too.
I have a simple method of deciding on the browser. I have installed most popular browsers. Now, first I open the stock browser and open this forum site, then I copy the address to the clipboard. Next, I open let's say Miren, paste the address and hit enter, I count 1001, 1002, 1003.....and mark the number for COMPLETE opening. Do the same with other browsers. So far (for me) Miren is the winner (1016) followed by Dolphin mini (1024).
I've got miren, opera and firefox installed.
Miren is the one I use all the time, it seems the most "balanced" for me, its nicely laid out and is pretty fast (faster than the other two for me at least). Prob is it had an issue with large downloads, it would just load like a few kb and say its done. new update seems to have fixed that though
Opera was second best IMO. Firefox was slowest to load and slow to load pages. But both work more like desktop browsers.
I think I might try out dolphin mini
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Dolphin Mini. I think this is better than Dolphin HD. Give it a try and let us know what you think.
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No sorry but Dolphin Mini was rubbish - it did not open some of my required sites - just gives usual message of "Server Failed to Communicate"
therefore
Firefox so far remains the ONLY browser that will open ALL of my required sites.
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I have to agree
I have found a browser faster and more functional than Opera Mini so I thought I would share it.
Boat Browser Mini.
It is seriously freaking awesome.
Anyone else tried it and think it is currently the best mobile browser ever?
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I've been a Dolphin user since my Hero, tried many others incl boat but none come close to Dolphin.
What makes Boat Browser so much better than Opera?
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What makes Boat Browser so much better than Opera?
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Opera mobile is extremely fast and most importantly, smooth.
Boat Browse matches and exceeds speed and smoothness.
Opera mobile mini can't do flash. Boat browser does. And does it very fast and smooth.
Opera full is sluggish and slower.
Boats ui is simplistic, speedy and amazingly easy to use.
I have yet to see a browser faster or smoother.
Forgot to mention that browsing with the dpad seems to work extremely well too in boats. I know other browsers can do this. But it just all seems to work better in boats.
Give it a try.
I used to use dolphin over wifi and opera mini mobile over 3g. But boats is faster and smoother than eithet of these whichever way you are connected.
i will try it an let you know
That browser is a wanna be iphone browser
Anyway its not bad
I think skyfire is pure android and is the best although it doesnt support flash
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I have found a browser faster and more functional than Opera Mini so I thought I would share it.
Boat Browser Mini.
It is seriously freaking awesome.
Anyone else tried it and think it is currently the best mobile browser ever?
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I tried it after seeing this thread and sorry but didn't like it, looks plan and basic, performs no better than the standard built in browser and dolphin hd.
I really like Dolphin HD, some cool features on that one
Mostly I use the native android browser wich works pretty good. Sometimes it wont download stuff and then I use Miren browser wich is the browser used in MIUI custom roms. I really liked the look of MIUI when I had that flashed on my htc desire hd and yes I know it is alot like IOS UI, still liked it alot, very smooth and nice themes.
Regards Dousan...
Since the first time i used it I had also the feeling that it was a very smooth and fast browser, and I have used them all. I used to use Xscope but I don't like its interface and it doesn't seem to be that fast anymore. Would like to see some comparing tests between xscooe, opera mini, skyfire and boat.
can't find this in the market. anyone has a link?
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Since the first time i used it I had also the feeling that it was a very smooth and fast browser, and I have used them all. I used to use Xscope but I don't like its interface and it doesn't seem to be that fast anymore. Would like to see some comparing tests between xscooe, opera mini, skyfire and boat.
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I've gone back to opera mini for 3g connection. The loading speed is easily the fastest out of all browsers. I use opera main for wifi.
Would use boats for wifi because it is smooth as hell, but opera link synchs all bookmarks etc.
If opera mini had flash support, I would use it for everything. Shame it can't do flash.
Boat browser has been pulled from the Market due to a violation of some sort. Does anyone know why?
The fact that it has been pulled from the Market makes me wanna try it even though I am happy with the native browser (except the copy-paste thing which is very difficult to use)
The UI is a complete ripoff of Mobile Safari in iOS, that's probably why it was pulled.
I've just tried it and I think its awesome. Thanks for the post...
I personally prefer the miui browser
find it on the market
Anywherr to get the boat browser?
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Anywherr to get the boat browser?
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There are a few ways.....try 4shared.com
I emailed the developer about why it was pulled from the market; their response was that they had compared their browser with the competition in their description, which violated Google policy.
In the meantime, you can download the current version of the app from their (extremely minimal) web site, boatgo.net.
I used the Dolphin browser on the Nexus One and automatically installed it on the Note believing it to still offer the best Web browsing experience with the most add-ins. I suppose if the Google Chrome was available for phones I would use it to match with my laptop. Which browsers work best on the Note for you?
I just started using dolphin, its nice to set it in desktop mode and have no more mobile pages
For heavy sites opera. Small mobile sites probably dolphin and the likes. Opera is the best imo
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I intend to use Xscope, because A) I always have, b) it works!
Check out boat mini....did a multiple site download test on all the browsers and this and stock was fastest...Opera Mobile was close second. The Dolphin is most feature rich but doesn't transmit data as quickly as these.
Stock unfortunately, unbelievably! doesn't display desktop versions...hello Samsung!... You have the best screens in the industry and don't have a useragent desktop option!!
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I intend to use Xscope, because A) I always have, b) it works!
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I used the Dolphin browser on the Nexus One and automatically installed it on the Note believing it to still offer the best Web browsing experience with the most add-ins. I suppose if the Google Chrome was available for phones I would use it to match with my laptop. Which browsers work best on the Note for you?
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i love Dolphin Browser- what's wrong with it on the Note?
Is it just me or is the stock browser missing the all important STOP/REFRESH button?? Why would they omit that weird..
im using stock and opera here. seem stock is faster tho ( tried zoom in and out) seem stock is more responsive.
ps. from the guy comment above so i tried the Dolphin . oh and its better than opera
another updated : after played with Dolphin about an hr, i still think stock browser is faster and more responsive
first Firefox Mobile Beta,loving to have all my Desktop Bookmarks in sync
Second Stock Browser
I been using Dolphin Browser HD for month on dell streak and i gotta tell this is one of the best browser on Android. Desktop mode and On demand Flash Plugin is awesome.
I just installed Dolphin HD to see the difference and on the BBC website there is a hell of a difference. The stock browser is far smoother scrolling the page up and down than Dolphin HD
Opera Mobile
Opera Mobile is the fastest on heavy sites, for me.
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I intend to use Xscope, because A) I always have, b) it works!
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Glad to see u got the note. Once its available in the u.s. that will be my next phone.
Sent from my SuperStreak! ;-)
Just a tip I just learned, i know some on XDA already know this,
but if you type about:useragent into the default browser, you get a dialog to pick desktop browser functionality and remove mobile pages.
I personally prefer default browser to any other so this is a good thing.
I know about the useragent ...trouble is you have to keep repeating the process after rebooting or.powering off. A pain after a while
Opera Mobile for me.
dolphin is my favorite
but I had to install opera in order to download all files confused:)
also for me the default browser is faster, but the comfortable features of dolphin no one have it
Stock browser is probably GPU accelerated like the SGS2. Dolphin HD isn't, and since the Note runs at a significantly higher res than the SGS2 it therefore is "slower" than the Stock browser.... at least until ICS comes out for the Note. Then it shouldn't matter since everything will be GPU accelerated.
Dolphin
Without including a user agent switcher in the browser!! wtf, thats my only complaint with this phone, what good is a 5.3'' HD screen when im constantly being directed to mobile sites... >.<
I tried opera and dolphin hd but they weren't as fast as the stock browser, with lots of rendering lag...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379066
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wow this would be great if only my phone was rooted, something i havent really had the urge to do yet... guess i may take the plunge just for the user agent switcher then.
Opera mobile then ?
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Opera mobile then ?
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yeah i tried that and dolphin, dolphin was atrocious on my note, lag all over the place.. opera wasent too bad..
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yeah i tried that and dolphin, dolphin was atrocious on my note, lag all over the place.. opera wasent too bad..
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funny how it opinions differ.
I found dolphin much more responsive than the original browser.
Best fastest bet is boat browser mini... Must use zoom icon for text reflow.
Faster than stock..or 3party browsers
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funny how it opinions differ.
I found dolphin much more responsive than the original browser.
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haha yeah true say man... with dolphin, on my note it lagged so much that i almost had a headache, opera is the only thing that has gotten closest to the smoothness of stock.
Maybe it is a highly subjective experience...but I experience that Opera mobile is faster then stock... it takes less battery I have noticed... but I have not done an A/B comparison.. just highly subjective..but I really prefer opera cause the way it handle tabs.
I'm in love with opera mobile. It's so much better than any other browser I've tried. It automatically reflows and recenters text like it's reading my mind. And large text boxes like posting here are reflowed; something I haven't seen elsewhere. I won't use any other browser.
cant you type:
about:useragent
into the address bar of the browser which gives you a bunch of options on what useragent you want to use?
I remember doing this on my galaxy s and galaxy s II.
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Maybe it is a highly subjective experience...but I experience that Opera mobile is faster then stock... it takes less battery I have noticed... but I have not done an A/B comparison.. just highly subjective..but I really prefer opera cause the way it handle tabs.
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I totally agree. i don't even used the stock browser. Opera is my favorite.
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cant you type:
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I remember doing this on my galaxy s and galaxy s II.
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GT-7000 Build/GINGERBREAD)
AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko)
Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
- Galaxy S
- Iphone
- Desktop
- Lismore
- Nexus One
- Custom
Mine was set on Custom. Just flipped it to Desktop... and whammo, imgur gallery is all OG Desktop sized... No more mobile!
No more mobile.. until you exit the browser
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AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko)
Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
- Galaxy S
- Iphone
- Desktop
- Lismore
- Nexus One
- Custom
Mine was set on Custom. Just flipped it to Desktop... and whammo, imgur gallery is all OG Desktop sized... No more mobile!
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So it looks like we solved the OP's problem then? Prego.
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No more mobile.. until you exit the browser
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LOL spot on with that one! Sadly that did not stay once the browser is out. Too bad as it seemed like a viable option.
Well, you can make a bookmark on the homescreen with about:useragent as the adress. This way you'll only need to press it when you want to visit desktop sites.
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Since there are so many Opera fans here, sorry if this is hijacking the thread in anyway, but here are few tips I wrote to tweak Opera settings: http://www.thriveforums.org/forum/toshiba-thrive-faq-guides/2984-tips-improve-opera-mobile.html
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I'm in love with opera mobile. It's so much better than any other browser I've tried. It automatically reflows and recenters text like it's reading my mind. And large text boxes like posting here are reflowed; something I haven't seen elsewhere. I won't use any other browser.
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I totally agree! Zooming and text reflow is amazing...
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I personally like the mobile sites a lot more. They are usually a lot less cluttered and have less ads. And even on 10" tablets some "normal" sites are just annoying to navigate.
What browser do you use? I am trying to find the a browser that has the following features:
1. Smoothness. Must have hardware acceleration enabled. I find that UC Browser HD is good in this section.
2. Has good HTML5 support (tested from html5test.com). I find Dolphin has the best.
3. Has fast javascript.
4. Supports gestures.
5. Supports proper fonts as set by site. For example UC Browser uses system fonts and it sucks..
6. Supports flash.
From my findings so far with Exynos (P600):
UC Browser is the smoothest because of hardware acceleration, has gestures, has flash, html5 support is good but not good at rendering fonts.
Dolphin with jetpack is close in smoothness but swiping up and down is too fast and the page goes to its top or bottom by a slight touch. Has the best html5 support and the gestures are not so great as UC.
Chrome beta is a bit behind in smoothness, great html5 score but lacks in gestures and no flash. I don't even discuss Chrome (plain), it is very jerky.
Firefox is a big dissapointment. I think however that Note 3 is great with firefox. I need some opinions from the Note 10.1 2014 Snapdragon users for Firefox (P601, P605).
Maxthon sucks bigtime. Your opinions please and if there is a dev that can suggest a speedup for a browser is welcome.
PS: I use a SM-P600 and have CleanRom and Bindroid kernel.
Dolphin with JetPack is a very good combination for html5 support but without jetpack is far from Opera Browser...
i have tested a lot of web browsers and the best browsers i found were Opera Browser, Boat Browser, and UC Browser (this one always freezes with no reason)
Opera, for overall smoothness. I use Outlook. Com to check my emails and Opera does the best rendering for that site too. Only gripe is the tiny fonts.
Opera the best for me .
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I use different browsers for different things but my list in no particular order
Chrome
UC Browser HD
Opera
Firefox
Dolphin w/ jetpack
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Opera is perfect for me..I was using Chrome .
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You guys might wanna try Habit Browser (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.ddo.pigsty.HabitBrowser). It is fast&smooth and extremly customizable. Probably the most feature packed browser in existance.
It takes some time to set it up and the menus might overwhelm at first but once you're done its amazing.
UC might become my primary browser in the future, but there are some issues (like font size) that need to be worked out first.
I use the aosp browser on this tablet and all my devices I find it fast enough and I like the quick controls
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Boat browser for tablets
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Boat browser for tablets
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with floating windows is the best!!!
Naked Browser is the fastest.
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Boat browser for tablets
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After reading your post I decided to give Boat a try. I must say I am impressed. So impressed I deleted Dolphin
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I am using different browser. They are: Chrome, Firefox, Stock Browser and Skyfire Web Browser.
But I use Chrome most often because it is synchronized with my PC chrome and it supports pages translation..
You got the right man here.... uc browser ftw dude xD..... i contacted the developers several times and they listened and added my features .... like the scrolling button which appears when you scroll very hard ... that comes from me telling them haha xD im their nr 1 tester xD.... I tested like almost every browser .... some come close but fail at smth....
And dude I advise you dont upgrade to kitkat... because you will have to stick with dolphin which freaking sucks your battery dry by playing flash.... 10 percent in 1 minute no lies happened to me.... if you have trouble with font size try ...exposed module "app settings" its awesome...you can even enable fullscreen mode which hides the status bar.... i am all about that stuff.... if you have more questions contact me... ill give you some advise.... those previous comments really have no clue what browsers to use ...... uc is the best ... i kinda would have wished for a decent firefox browser... but that thing is just so bad...... Uc browser dude there is nothing better... i even use an older version of it on my note 2 .... i wanted a browser which comes close to firefox on desktop.... uc is the choice.... other browsers have issues that casual user dont notice but there are there.... these ppl will recommend you any kind of random browser .... uc nails it for a great UI ... adblock and widget buttons... and much more.... it comes closer to perfection every update ... try contact the devs for the font issue..... it doesnt bother me ... so....
I use Firefox Beta because I can syncrhonize it with my desktop-firefox and it's the only browser that does not corrupt downloadsand websites of my university.
i use aosp brower
so so fast
Floating boat+lecture notes = no lag while writing and using web.
If anyone has used boat, and found something better then I'll try it .
I use boat browser on all my devices as my default.
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I use boat browser on all my devices as my default.
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I tried it and love it, especially how fast and fluid it is, but is there any way to sync chrome bookmarks? Chrome has broken me bad in that regard.
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There is no point just saying which browser someone uses without mentioning their model. The P600 is exynos which behaves differently than the P601/P605. Please state your browser along with your model as smoothness is subjective to the processor.