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What are the best mobile browsers ?

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7 Options Considered

Best mobile browsers	Price	License	Based On
-- Opera Mini	free	-	-
-- Opera	-	Proprietary	Chromium
-- Brave	-	OpenSource (mainly MPL 2.0)	Chromium
-- Google Chrome	-	Proprietary	Chromium
-- Kiwi	0	-	-

Opera

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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

Browser Engine:Blink

Default Search Engine:Google

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

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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

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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

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Opera Sync

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

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VPN onboard

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

Brave

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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

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

Specs

Platforms:Android; iOS; macOS; Windows; Linux

License:OpenSource (mainly MPL 2.0)

Based On:Chromium

Browser Engine:Blink

Top Pro

Built-in adblock

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

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

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Tor is available right in the browser

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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

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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

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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

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Built in Adblock

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

Google Chrome

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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 Con

No mobile extensions

Chrome on Android and iOS does not support extensions. 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

Platforms:Linux; macOS; Windows; Android; iOS

License:Proprietary

Based On:Chromium

Browser Engine:Blink

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

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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

Top Pro

Simple user interface

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

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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

Kiwi

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Platforms:Android

Firefox android

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Reader mode

Using reader mode on supported webpages improves reading experince See More

Top Con

Address bar at top

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

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

Tracking protection

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

UC Browser

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Reactive video player

EmpatheticEiresione's Experience

Best mobile browser I ever used since symbian See More

Top Pro

Built-in adblock

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Customizable

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