The Best Browsers For Your Android Phone

#1 PCWorld

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Posted 26 February 2012 - 06:01 PM

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#2 AzJazz

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Posted 26 February 2012 - 09:25 PM

How about the Miren Browser? I dumped Dolphin a long time ago.

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Posted 04 March 2012 - 02:20 AM

How about maxthon? Try it sure you keep it as your top browser in your list..

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Posted 04 March 2012 - 10:15 AM

If you live somewhere that only has 2g(edge) service Opera Mini is a lifesaver. It's server side data compression will speed your 2g page load times noticeably. It will also shave some MB's off your monthly data usage if you are always near your limit.

I think the clear winner for Android tablets is Dolphin Browser HD. Dolphins growing number of add-ons put it over the top. It has add-ons that let you save web pages as pdf's or .jpeg's for later viewing. Unfortunetly the adblock add-on is only a beta and could use some work. I would like to see a fully supported AdBlock Plus add-on.

The thing I like most about Dolphin Browser HD is it's gesture shortcuts. Once you set them up all you have to do is draw a "p" on the screen and it takes you right to the Pirate Bay or draw a "G" for iGoogle and an "a" for anandtech.com.

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Posted 04 March 2012 - 11:44 AM

"Opera browsers don't support add-ons"
Actually, Opera Internet Browser for the desktop has supported extensions since version 11, even though extensions have not yet appeared for the mobile browsers.

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Posted 13 March 2012 - 01:35 PM

jelewis2, on 04 March 2012 - 11:44 AM, said:

"Opera browsers don't support add-ons"

As the article is comparing Android browsers, and not desktop browsers, it is likely that the author was speaking only about the two Opera browsers being reviewed in the article.

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Posted 13 March 2012 - 01:41 PM

Nice article, but there are many qualified web browsers for Android which were not covered, including some that are in wide use. Also, it would be nice to include permissions in any review of Android apps. For example, Dolphin is a great web browser, but it also requires more permissions than any other Android web browser. Behind Dolphin, Opera is the second most intrusive Android web browser. There are a few candidates that are significantly less permission-hungry, and one or two of them deserved to be reviewed here.