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What are the best web browsers for Android?
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Best web browsers for Android
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Browser Engine
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Brave
free
Chromium core
Blink
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Bromite
free
Chromium
Blink
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Midori
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N/A
WebKit
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Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
free
Chromium core with proprietary UI
Blink
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Chrome
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Brave
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Brave
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Brave
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Hypocritical/deceptive stance on privacy and advertisement
Brave is advertised as a browser that respects your privacy and blocks ads while still supporting content creators. However, at the same time the company is making deals with Facebook, Twitter and others to whitelist their trackers and ads.
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Option to disable additional privacy concerns
Like fingerprint tracking.
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Based On:
Chromium core
Browser Engine:
Blink
License:
MPL-2.0
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No way to modify the adblock settings
You can not edit them since they make money with it.
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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.
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Download package is very large considering it as a browser
Brave take on a lot of rolls besides just browsing so it is understandably a larger file.
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Still dependent on Google
Since it's based on Chrome.
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No reader view
Can be accessed with an extension though.
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Uses Google as its default search engine
Quite ironic for the "privacy" browser.
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Sync issues
Unable to sync extensions, no cloud sync (only device sync).
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Dumbed down in the latest versions
In previous versions, Brave felt more like Firefox. Now it's been dumbed down, it feels more like Chrome/Chromium. For example: There's no menu-bar.
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Power hungry, uses much more battery power than other browsers
Per default Brave enables hardware acceleration which results in a much higher energy (battery) consumption than the most other web browsers.
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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.
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Bromite
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Bromite
My Recommendation for
Bromite
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2
Pros
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Specs
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Pro
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Respects your privacy better than all other Chromium based browsers
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Based On:
Chromium
Browser Engine:
Blink
Default Search Engine:
Google
Mobile Platforms:
Android
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Midori
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Midori
My Recommendation for
Midori
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3
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Lightweight
Incredibly lightweight with very little memory consumption.
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Based On:
N/A
Browser Engine:
WebKit
License:
OpenSource
Default Search Engine:
Lycos
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Pro
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Very fast
Midori is considerably fast. It starts up in no time and renders pages as fast as many other more well-known browsers.
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Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
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Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
My Recommendation for
Microsoft Edge (Chromium)
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17
Pros
12
Cons
4
Specs
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Pro
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Better web compatibility
Uses Blink, the same engine as chromium so web pages render better. With over 80% userbase it is also the most used rendering engine available. Furthermore it is also licensed under BSD license which makes it to the most open rendering engine available.
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propitary
The only drawback this browser has that its UI is unfree software
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Based On:
Chromium core with proprietary UI
Browser Engine:
Blink
License:
EULA
Default Search Engine:
Bing
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Built on Chromium
Microsoft is contributing to Chromium.
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Synchronization between PC and phone is weak
Although synchronization between computers is similar to Chrome, synchronization between PCs - phone is weak.
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Remove browser data on exit
It allows to delete the browser data on exit.
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Microsoft still tracking you by default (Like Google with Chrome)
Microsoft Edge collects less information than Chrome, but is still collecting data about you and your interests.
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Allows to change the search provider
Comes with Bing, but you can change it to anything else.
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Con
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Unlike the legacy version, it doesn't have the option to set aside tabs, which was a very useful feature
It does give you the option to give feedback for people who want setting tabs aside back but it's not likely they're going to add it.
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Reader view
Has a Reader view integrated.
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Can translate pages
Built-in translator.
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More private
During the launch of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, the company claimed to have removed more than 50 services intended to collect user data. The improvement in this aspect does not come only from the hand of privacy, but also from optimization. The privacy settings are also a lot simpler to understand, more robust, and better than Chrome. There are three modes, basic, balanced and strict.
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Allows to start with an empty page
You can start with an empty page.
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Has built-in ad blocking features
If you select the "strict" option in the Microsoft Edge settings, it practically becomes an ad blocker.
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Easy to change tracking settings
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Supports Chrome extensions
As it is built on Chromium.
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Fast
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Chrome
My Rec
ommendation
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Chrome
My Recommendation for
Chrome
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10
Cons
10
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Con
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Doesn't support extensions
All extensions from Chrome web store cannot be used on Android version.
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Con
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SSL Nanny
It is nice that Chrome is strict about SSL warnings, but it would be nice to have an option to connect anyway without needing a secondary browser.
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Lacks a download manager
Unlike most competitors, Chrome has no built-in download manager.
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Excessive permissions
The permissions required are excessive and intrusive (including record audio) - a few browsers require this, but there are several available that don't
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Slightly heavier than other options
Chrome uses more system resources than most other browsers, which means it will run slower especially on lower end hardware.
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Chrome favors Google's products and tries to satiate Google's data appetite, what hurts the user experience
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Lacks ad-blocking features
Chrome mobile does not support ad-blocking features unlike the Chrome desktop app.
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More resource hungry
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Proprietary
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Allows Google to track essentially everything you visit with your browser
Chrome sends usage data to Google.
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Chrome Android
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Chrome Android
My Recommendation for
Chrome Android
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free
Recommend
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Chrome Beta
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Chrome Beta
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