Opera compresses data to save on your cellular plan and load pages more quickly, and also offers a VPN-like proxy service for more private browsing. Likewise, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Microsoft Edge sync across platforms and deliver lots of useful features. (The original Android "Browser" is no longer available.)Ĭhrome syncs well between its mobile and desktop versions, offers secure data storage for credit-card numbers, saves your passwords and blocks pop-up ads and malicious ads. We're happy it's the default browser on most Android phones. Its Dolphin Connect feature allows you to sync your Dolphin browser data across your devices.We tested nearly a dozen different Android browsers, but Google Chrome still came out on top as the best all-around choice.
It adds a variety of features missing in the stock browser, including gestures, add-ons, browser tabs, a speed dial, sidebars, and voice control support. Dolphin Browser HDĭolphin HD is the most popular browser on the Google Play Store. Opera Mobile also offers this compression feature as an option named “Opera Turbo,” but it’s disabled by default.ĭesktop Opera users can also enable Opera Link on the settings screen to synchronize browser data with Opera on Android. This can significantly reduce your mobile data usage.
Unlike the other browsers here, Opera MIni sends pages you access to Opera’s servers first, where they’re compressed before being sent to you. What’s the difference? Opera Mobile is a full browser, like the other ones in this list. Opera Mobile and Opera Mini are two separate apps. You can also send pages from the desktop version of Chrome to the Android version with a single click. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Android devices in use are currently not running Android 4.0 and cannot yet use Chrome.Ĭhrome for Android includes support for unlimited tabs and incognito mode. It also syncs with Chrome, so it’s the perfect mobile counterpart to the desktop version of Chrome.
Like Firefox for Android, it’s designed to work similarly to the Chrome browser on your PC. Chrome Betaĭo you have a device running Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich? If so, you can use the beta version of Google Chrome for Android. This feature hasn’t yet made it to the stable version, though. While some users report Firefox for Android being fairly slow, its developers have recently ported Firefox to use native Android widgets and report significant speed increases. Swipe in from the left to access the tab bar, or from the right to access the navigation bar. It also includes support for mobile add-ons.
Its killer feature for Firefox users is support for Firefox Sync – you can access your Firefox bookmarks, history, and even open tabs on your mobile device. If you use Firefox on your PC, you’ll definitely want to take a look at Firefox for Android.
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