What are the best mobile browsers ?

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The Best 1 of 10 OptionsWhy?

Best mobile browsers	Price	License	Based On
91 Bromite	free	-	-
87 GNU IceCat	-	OpenSource	Mozilla Firefox
68 Brave	-	OpenSource (MPL)	Chromium core
-- Kiwi	FREE	-	-
-- Opera Mini	free	-	-

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9 Other Options Considered

GNU IceCat

Top Pro

Extra security and privacy features

Top Con

Requires too much unnecessary configuration to use

You have to manually delete all the bloated addons from your files (only for them to show up again when the browser is updated) and manually install some addons and themes that the browser labels as "corrupt". See More

Specs

License:OpenSource

Based On:Mozilla Firefox

Browser Engine:Gecko

Top Pro

No spyware

Top Con

Dependent on Mozilla

Since IceCat is based off Firefox, it's dependent on all of Mozilla's decisions. See More

Top Pro

All the benefits of Firefox, but with 100% free software

Top Con

Very slow boot time

It takes 10+ seconds for the browser to load up See More

Top Pro

Made by idealists

It is part of the GNU Project. See More

Top Con

Very slow boot time

It takes 10+ seconds for the browser to load up See More

Top Pro

Protects your freedom, certified free by the FSF

Top Con

Not up to date

Latest binary is still version 60.7 ESR and was last updated over a year ago See More

Top Con

Includes LibreJS by default with no way to remove it

Top Con

Can't install some Firefox themes/addons

"Installation aborted because the addon appears to be corrupt". See More

Top Con

Mainly just an old Firefox

It is mainly a renamend older version of Firefox that comes preinstalled with some extensions. See More

Top Con

Too much bloat

The browser comes with 15 addons installed by default, most of which are useless or ruin one's browsing experience. See More

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Brave

Top Pro

Safety and privacy well taken care of

Things like https everywhere and no tracking are standard with Brave. In most other browsers, things like these are optional at best. See More

Top Con

No extension support

Unlike Firefox & Kiwi, there's no way you can add extensions. See More

Specs

License:OpenSource (MPL)

Based On:Chromium core

Browser Engine:Blink

Top Pro

Very Fast and built in adblock.

The fastest browser out there. With the latest update Brave is my favorite browser on my PC and on my Phone. The built in adblock and the rewards system are amazing. See More

Top Con

Same security-holes as Chrome

On the desktop: Brave uses the same browser engine as Chrome, meaning it has the same security-holes as Chrome. Chrome is a big target for hackers (being the most popular browser in the world), and a webpage that will hack Chrome may also hack Brave. However, Brave has security features that Chrome doesn't (such as a built-in adblocker). Those features will stop many hacking attempts. See More

Top Pro

Free/libre software

Released to the community under the Mozilla Public License (MPL), this software respect the FSF's four freedoms, including the freedom to use, modify, and redistribute with or without modification freely. See More

Top Con

New, and a bit buggy still

Developers are rapidly killing bugs, but it still sometimes suffers a glitch or two. Until the developers get caught up, it still feels like a brand new product. See More

Top Pro

Built-in adblock

Contains an optional "Allow Brave Acceptable Ads" so you can support the site you truly enjoy. See More

Top Pro

Tor is available right in the browser

Top Pro

Planned optional feature for you to get reimbursed for viewing ads

Basic Attention Token; you will be able to opt into a new blockchain-based digital advertising system, giving publishers a better deal and users a share of the ad revenue for their attention. See More

Top Pro

Option to pay supported sites based on view time percentage

Set up automatic micro-donations. Brave will automatically divide a monthly donation among the top sites you visit. And/or, you can decide which sites get what percentage of your donation. It’s called pinning. See More

Top Pro

Option to disable additional privacy concerns

Like fingerprint tracking. See More

Top Pro

Built in Adblock

Contains an optional "Allow Brave Acceptable Ads" So you can support the site you truly enjoy. See More

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Opera Mini

Top Pro

Has built-in ad blocker

Top Con

Doesn't support some common modern browsers functionalities

Some web pages might look a bit broken but it doesn't happen often enough (or at all) to be a major issue. See More

Top Pro

Very light weight

Great for phones with lower RAM or performance issues. See More

Top Pro

Has a data saver

Opera mini's data saver has two modes - regular and extreme. Great for people with smaller data plans when not on Wi-Fi. Also has the ability to control the quality of downloaded images and some video optimizations. See More

Top Pro

Completely free

Top Pro

Very lightweight

Great for phones with lower RAM or performance issues. See More

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Opera

Top Pro

Fast browsing

Even on slow connections, with Opera Turbo. See More

Top Con

Proprietary

While Opera is currently available gratis (without monetary charge), it is currently not libre (meaning that it does not allow users to view the source code used to create, to modify that code, or to redistribute modifications) and is therefor neither free nor open-source software. See More

Jayrani's Experience

Opera is free and it makes internet browsing faster, even on slow connections with Opera Turbo. See More

Specs

License:Proprietary

Based On:Chromium core with proprietary UI

Browser Engine:Blink

Default Search Engine:Google

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Top Pro

Battery saving mode

Top Con

It doesn’t have parental controls

ImmaculateUnut's Experience

fast and built in vpn are good features See More

Top Pro

Customizable

Opera is full of user controlled settings. Everything can be imported and exported, even RSS feeds. It can be skinned in a variety of different themes or it can be extended through the use of a large number of plugins available. See More

Top Pro

Opera Turbo

Opera has a functionality called Turbo which increases browser's speed and reduces data consumption considerably by compressing the data that's found in a web page. See More

Top Pro

Opera Sync

Opera Sync allows you to synchronize your bookmarks, passwords, and more from any computer, phone, or tablet. See More

Top Pro

VPN onboard

Free and fast VPN onboard, includes Germany, Canada, USA, Netherlands, Singapore. See More

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Firefox android

Top Pro

Tracking protection

The built-in tracking protection can improve page load speed. See More

Top Con

Address bar at top

Having the address bar at the bottom helps in navigation on a big display See More

ReflectiveEris's Experience

This is the best browser EVER See More

Top Pro

Privacy focused

PracticalYhi's Experience

Addons can make a big difference to browsing experince. Addons which can make webpages dark to the ones which block trackers and the ability to play youtube videos in background are awesome. See More

Top Pro

Addons on mobile version

Supports addons like ublock-origin, privacy badger and many more like it's desktop counterpart See More

Top Pro

Reader mode

Using reader mode on supported webpages improves reading experince See More

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Google Chrome

Top Con

Online tracking by default

Chrome allows opting out of tracking by going to Settings > Advanced > Privacy and un-checking any unwanted services. Alternatively Chromium can be used to get a similar browser experience without Google's services on top of it. See More

Top Pro

Excellent HTML 5 feature support

As of February 2015, Chrome scores highest of all browsers for HTML5 compatibility. See More

TolerantSuurToll's Experience

I have tried a couple of browsers like Firefox, Edge, Opera, UC Browser and Yandex of all them I am satisfied with the Google Chrome. It seamlessly syncs with other Google services hence, I chose Chrome! For now, mobile extensions are not supported! See More

Specs

License:Proprietary

Based On:Chromium with proprietary Media codecs and Addons

Browser Engine:Blink, Webkit on iOS(since Apple does not allow third party web engines)

Default Search Engine:Google

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Top Con

It's google

Data collection! See More

Top Pro

Plenty of extensions

There are far more available on this browser than any other. See More

Top Con

No mobile extensions

Chrome on Android and iOS does not support extensions. See More

Top Pro

Great built-in developer tools

Chrome comes with built-in developer tools, making testing and enhancing web pages simpler for those of us involved in working with such technologies. As well as being beneficial to developers, this also has some benefit to non-technical users; in that by making testing simpler for developers those developers are more likely to use Chrome for their tests, and can spend more time making improvements over investigating underlying causes of issues. See More

Top Pro

Simple user interface

For example, the address bar is also the search bar. Google calls it Omnibox. See More

Top Pro

Syncs between devices

By logging into Chrome using a Google account it's possible to sync history, extensions, passwords, bookmarks and other settings between devices. This makes it great for anyone working with multiple devices as it allows experiencing consistent context when in the browser. See More

Top Pro

Good performance

According to TopTen Reviews, Chrome is currently one of the best performing browsers for initial (cold) startup, average startup, and navigation times. Works very well with the uBlock Origin adblocker. See More

Top Pro

Sandboxed tabs

Every tab runs as their own process, so if one crashes or becomes unresponsive, the whole browser isn't affected. See More

Top Pro

Multiple account login

You can have multiple Chromes with different accounts logged at the same time. And it is really easy to manage different accounts. See More

Top Pro

Backed and supported by Google

Whilst Chrome is based on the open source browser Chromium, Google reviews this code and build on top of it. This means it takes (and contributes to) a number of the benefits of the open source model whilst having the resources, support and investment of a major company. See More

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Bromite

Top Pro

Allow playing videos in background tabs and disable pause on switching tabs

Top Con

No extension support

Unlike Firefox & Kiwi, there's no way you can add extensions. See More

Top Pro

Respects your privacy better than all other Chromium based browsers

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Removes click-tracking and AMP from search results

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Respects your privacy better than all other Chromium based browsers

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Up to date with the Chromium releases

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Supports DNS over HTTPS

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Customizable adblock filters

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AV1 codec support

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Shows warnings for TLSv1.0/TLSv1.1 pages

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The Best 1 of 10 OptionsWhy?

My Recommendation for Bromite

My Recommendation for Bromite

Allow playing videos in background tabs and disable pause on switching tabs

No extension support

Respects your privacy better than all other Chromium based browsers

Removes click-tracking and AMP from search results

Respects your privacy better than all other Chromium based browsers

Up to date with the Chromium releases

Supports DNS over HTTPS

Customizable adblock filters

AV1 codec support

Shows warnings for TLSv1.0/TLSv1.1 pages

9 Other Options Considered

My Recommendation for GNU IceCat

My Recommendation for GNU IceCat

Extra security and privacy features

Requires too much unnecessary configuration to use

No spyware

Dependent on Mozilla

All the benefits of Firefox, but with 100% free software

Very slow boot time

Made by idealists

Very slow boot time

Protects your freedom, certified free by the FSF

Not up to date

Includes LibreJS by default with no way to remove it

Can't install some Firefox themes/addons

Mainly just an old Firefox

Too much bloat

My Recommendation for Brave

My Recommendation for Brave

Safety and privacy well taken care of

No extension support

Very Fast and built in adblock.

Same security-holes as Chrome

Free/libre software

New, and a bit buggy still

Built-in adblock

Tor is available right in the browser

Planned optional feature for you to get reimbursed for viewing ads

Option to pay supported sites based on view time percentage

Option to disable additional privacy concerns

Built in Adblock

My Recommendation for Kiwi

My Recommendation for Kiwi

Disable AMP pages

Does not sync with Google account

Allow extensions

Seems more responsive than Chrome

Test Reflow/Wrap

Custom adblocking by url

Adblocking

My Recommendation for Opera Mini

My Recommendation for Opera Mini

Has built-in ad blocker

Doesn't support some common modern browsers functionalities

Very light weight

Has a data saver

Completely free

Very lightweight

My Recommendation for Opera

My Recommendation for Opera

Fast browsing

Proprietary

Battery saving mode

It doesn’t have parental controls

Customizable

Opera Turbo

Opera Sync

VPN onboard

My Recommendation for Yandex.Browser

My Recommendation for Yandex.Browser

Webview

Linux version still in beta

My Recommendation for Firefox android

My Recommendation for Firefox android

Tracking protection

Address bar at top

Privacy focused