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23 Options Considered

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Free Adblocker Browser
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Firefox
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Free Adblocker Browser

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Chloe Montanez
Oksana Vengrovska
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Blocks all ads

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You don't get interrupted or annoyed while browsing.
Chloe Montanez
Oksana Vengrovska
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Blocks trackers and keeps your online privacy protected

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Because no trackers are downloaded to your device, advertisers and third parties can't track what you are doing online.
Yoshiyuki
Oksana Vengrovska
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Less data consumption - therefore, less money for mobile traffic

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Almost 50% of data consumption goes to downloading ads and trackers. And you have to pay for this. With Free Adblocker Browser, you don't have this problem. You get more at a lesser cost.
Chloe Montanez
Oksana Vengrovska
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Keeps you safe from malware, viruses, and other scams

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The Browser warns you if the website can bring some damage to your device.
InquisitiveFodbgen
Top Pro

Friendly interface

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Chloe Montanez
Oksana Vengrovska
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Ensures fast browsing

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Because no ads and trackers are downloaded, pages load very quickly.
FantasticPachaKamaq
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Doesn't ruin the page when it refreshes

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It reloads the last loaded webpage when it tries to refresh and you don't have internet service.
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Firefox

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joelthelion
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Free, open source and community driven

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Firefox is available as a free download. All Mozilla software is licensed under the Mozilla Public License. Instructions on how to obtain the source code can be found here.
Laura Kyle
Tyler Anthony
Ryan
Top Pro

Functionality can be extended with add-ons

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By far the best browser if not using an adblocking app like AdAway or Adguard. Adblocking, Privacy, Themes/Stylish, etc. Add-ons make Firefox the best total package mobile browser... You may even forget you're using a mobile browser.
Ryan
Andris Pelcbergs
Rob Lieving
Top Pro

Built-in reading mode

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Reading mode allows removing everything on a page but the text. It removes ads, styling and anything else that could get in the way of a comfortable reading experience.
Mike Stenger
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HTML5, mobile video support

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Firefox for Android supports HTML5, and with support for multiple video formats, you can watch videos right in the browser.
Ryan
necrophcodr
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Ethical and pragmatic company mission

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The Mozilla Manifesto outlines the company's mission and principles. Paraphrasing, they want the Internet to be a free and open resource, and to enable individuals to get the best use of that resource. They do this by creating open source software to which anyone may contribute, so long as su...
Rob Lieving
joelthelion
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Great efficient and intuitive UI

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The scrolling and response is generally faster than Chrome on my Android devices.
Mike Stenger
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Sync with desktop browser

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Keep track of all your bookmarks, passwords, open tabs, and history on the go.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Built-in ad blocker

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Kristaps
CaringCantzicnal
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Send to device feature

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You can send a tab to your mobile or another device, or vice versa.
Ryan
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Can't play flash videos

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Due to security concerns, Firefox does not include Flash support by default.
rubenJS
Ryan
Top Con

Reading mode removes some images and videos

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Reading mode removes non-textual elements that are not part of the article, but it retains images and videos that are part of the feed node (rss).
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Chrome

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Harvey Rose
Mike Stenger
Yilin
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Syncs with desktop browser

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Chrome for Android will sync bookmarks, passwords, history, and open tabs from your desktop.
Ryan
Mike Stenger
John Bevan
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Supports the latest web standards

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Chrome for Android supports HTML5, CSS3, and many APIs.
Ryan
John Bevan
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Backed by Google

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Like Android, Chrome is a Google product, which means the two technologies can be expected to grow together and remain compatible.
Emma
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Very user friendly UI

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Nirav Tailor
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I don't think there is any competition for chrome on android.

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Some says firefox, actually firefox is completely numb and buggy. Opera, firefox, uc browser this all are very much slower in front of chrome. O.K one and only faster browser than chrome is Puffin, but this one is very sticky and ugly user inerface.
Ryan
joelthelion
Top Con

Allows Google to track essentially everything you visit with your browser

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Chrome sends usage data to Google.
joelthelion
Top Con

Proprietary

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Laura Kyle
VivaciousEunostus
Top Con

More resource hungry

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HardwareHero
Aubrey
Johny Blaze
Top Con

Slightly heavier than other options

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Chrome uses more system resources than most other browsers, which means it will run slower especially on lower end hardware.
DetailedGilgamesh
Top Con

Chrome favors Google's products and tries to satiate Google's data appetite, what hurts the user experience

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WhiteLilac
Angelic Cross
Top Con

SSL Nanny

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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.
samsoncheong
Top Con

Lacks ad-blocking features

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Chrome mobile does not support ad-blocking features unlike the Chrome desktop app.
Angelic Cross
Top Con

Excessive permissions

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The permissions required are excessive and intrusive (including record audio) - a few browsers require this, but there are several available that don't
Ryan
Top Con

Lacks a download manager

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Unlike most competitors, Chrome has no built-in download manager.
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Opera Mini

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Yonatan
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Very light weight

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Great for phones with lower RAM or performance issues.
Yonatan
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Completely free

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Yonatan
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Has built-in ad blocker

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Yonatan
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Has a data saver

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Opera mini's data saver has two modes - regular and extreme. great for people with smaller data plans when not on wifi. Has also the ability to control the quality of downloaded images and some video optimizations.
TolerantBarastyr
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Optimized for Facebook

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JoyousAchelois
Top Con

Many bugs

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In extreme data saving mode, it sometimes won't load page correctly.
Yonatan
Top Con

Doesn't support some common modern browsers functionalities

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Some web pages might look a bit broken but from personal experience it doesn't happen often enough (or at all) to be a major issue.
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Brave Browser

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ToughUkeMochi
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Privacy Protection

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Brave protects users with privacy and security features such as HTTPS Everywhere, script blocking, 3rd party cookie blocking, and private incognito tabs.
WhiteLilac
PioneeringAengus
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Built-in Adblocker

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This feature ensures an ad-less web experience, while also having a performance improvement in loading websites up to 4 times faster.
PioneeringAengus
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Free and Open Source

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It is a free to use browser in Android and also open source, so anyone can help contribute to the browser.
Endi Sukaj
SupportiveSpes
Top Con

HTML5 video support is lacking compared to other browsers

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Puffin

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Andris Pelcbergs
Harvey Rose
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Seriously fast

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In tests performed by PhoneArena, Puffin consistently outperformed any other browser both on synthetic JavaScript speed tests as well as real world cold page loads.
gilch
Top Pro

Data savings

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Puffin servers can compress pictures before you download them for faster page downloads and data savings for capped data plans.
gilch
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Renders Flash

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Games and videos. Most mobile browsers don't support it.
gilch
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Optional touchpad and cursor

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Some websites require hover.
Ryan
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Pro

Built-in reading mode

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Reading mode allows removing everything on a page but the content. It removes ads, styling and anything else that could get in the way of a comfortable reading experience.
Ryan
Top Con

Blocked in some countries

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Puffin is blocked in China, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
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Flynx

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Chloe Montanez
Andris Pelcbergs
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Articles can be saved for offline reading

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A simple double-tap will save an article that can be pulled up at any time. All this is done in the background as to not interfere browsing.
blue_stark
Andris Pelcbergs
Harvey Rose
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Built-in reading mode

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Blogs and articles can be opened in a distraction-free mode that even removes ads, saves memory and uses up less data.
blue_stark
Andris Pelcbergs
Harvey Rose
Top Pro

Loads links in the background

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Flynx can open up to 4 links simultaneously in the background. This can eliminate having to wait for each page to load.
thermoplastics
Neerad Kumar
Top Con

No desktop sync

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Although there's a sync option to sync across devices, it has no web client. If you want to view the links on your desktop, there's no feature for that.
Sony Samuel Somar
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Messes with any video played full screen

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The screen flickers in full screen video mode if any Flynx bubble is open.
Laura Kyle
Sony Samuel Somar
Top Con

Could be a little buggy sometimes

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Slows down your phone occasionally.
Laura Kyle
Sony Samuel Somar
Top Con

Doesn't support drop down menus

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Ryan
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Asks for unnecessary permissions

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Asks for phone state permission which is not required for the app to function.
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Opera

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Ryan
Mike Stenger
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Data saving 'off-road' mode

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Off-road mode compresses web pages to increase performance, and Opera claims it can help reduce data usage by around 80%.
Mike Stenger
Top Pro

Save webpages for offline viewing

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Tapping the "+" icon in the address bar gives you the option to save a webpage offline.
gilch
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Reflows text on zoom

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So you don't have to scroll sideways on every line.
Ryan
Mike Stenger
Top Pro

Multiple layouts

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Opera has three different layouts to choose from: Phone, Classic for one-handed use, and Tablet.
Ignatius R
Top Con

Adblock

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Adblock works in Data save mode only.
samsoncheong
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Adblock are not customizable

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Adblock list is not customizable, so it not available for users to add custom filter list or 3rd parties Adblock filter list URL.
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Link Bubble

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Vin S
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Built-in adblocking

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Other apps make it difficult to block ads without rooting your phone or going through unoptimized add-on stores, but Link Bubble blocks them out of the box, making browsing much less crowded.
gilch
Top Pro

Loads a bubble in the background

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So you can tap links in other apps and keep reading and not waste time while the browser starts up and the page loads.
gilch
Top Con

Can't copy text

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This is a limitation of Android service overlays.
gilch
Top Con

No find on page function

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Dolphin

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Ryan
Mike Stenger
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Faster speeds with 'Jetpack' engine

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Installed separately, Dolphin Jetpack uses a special rendering engine which claims speeds 2x faster than Chrome.
Ryan
Mike Stenger
Izem Lavrenti
Top Pro

User Agent support

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Aside from requesting to display the desktop version of a website, Dolphin Browser also includes requesting to show the iPad, iPhone or custom version.
Truls Osmundsen
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Plugins

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Plugins for Xmarks, Lastpass and other. Easy to turn them on and off.
Ryan
Mike Stenger
Top Pro

Gesture recognition

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Dolphin Browser allows you to create gestures for over 50 different actions, including launching your favorite sites.
Andris Pelcbergs
Mike Stenger
Izem Lavrenti
Top Pro

Flash Player support on Android 4.4 KitKat (Unofficial)

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Using a workaround, you can watch Flash-based videos in Dolphin Browser on devices running Android 4.4 KitKat.
Ryan
Top Con

No way to hide the address bar

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Most browsers will automatically hide the address bar once you start scrolling down to increase display realestate available for the page. Dolphin does not do that.
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Samsung Internet

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samsoncheong
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Do Not Track features

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Samsung recently collaborated with Disconnect to include do not tracking features to prevent any websites to track with each other. https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/introducing-disconnect-for-samsung-internet-f23b29a05463
Ray
samsoncheong
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Ad-blocking features

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Samsung Internet supports Ad-Blocking features such as AdBlock Plus, AdBlock, AdGuard, Disconnect etc., but must be installed separately through Google Play, which these apps can also used in other browser which supports Ad-Blocking.
samsoncheong
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Can be installed on any Android devices

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Samsung allows this application to be installed to non-Samsung Android devices starting with Android 5.0 Lollipop https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/30/16576880/samsung-internet-android-mobile-tracking-blocker-privacy
samsoncheong
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Sync with Google Chrome desktop app

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Samsung Internet can sync the bookmarks and history to Google Chrome desktop app, where the Samsung Internet extension for Google Chrome is available. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/samsung-internet/epejdmjgfibjaffbmojllapapjejipkh?hl=en-US
samsoncheong
Top Pro

Picture-in-picture (PIP) video

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Samsung Internet supports picture-in-picture (PIP) video, which means the video that played in this web browser can be pop-out and visible in the Android screen even if the browser is minimized.
samsoncheong
Top Pro

Notifications

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Samsung Internet supports web notification from various websites such as Facebook, Telegram etc. which it will also works even if the browser is closed.
LivelyGeras
Top Con

Not supported by Password Managers

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BitWarden and LastPass do not work with the browser
samsoncheong
Top Con

No data saving mode

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Unlike Google Chrome or Opera, Samsung Internet does not comes with data saving mode which is a disadvantages for users who relies on limited data usage.
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UC Browser

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Alex
ShrewdPerses
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Lots of features

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There's a lot of features that you can use.
Phuong Do
Top Pro

Built-in multi-threaded download

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Phuong Do
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Popup video

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Monika
Mobile Gaming
Top Con

Stopping downloads

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Switching wifi networks stops the downloads. Pausing and resuming doesn't resume downloads.
Monika
TactfulChalchiuhtotolin
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Browser ads

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Yandex

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Mohammad Sadeghi
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Built-in reading mode

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Mohammad Sadeghi
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Built-in ad blocker

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rein
Endi Sukaj
Mohammad Sadeghi
Top Pro

Uses blink engine

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Blink is a solid and performant web browser engine that is currently used in Chrome, Opera and other Chromium based browsers.
Endi Sukaj
Mohammad Sadeghi
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Supports extensions

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Mohammad Sadeghi
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Syncs with desktop browser

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Endi Sukaj
Mohammad Sadeghi
Top Pro

Great multitasking

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You can switch between tabs by swipe left or right
Endi Sukaj
Mohammad Sadeghi
Top Pro

Excellent UX even for people who use their phone one-handed

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You can use the Yandex browser with one hand and it's good for phones with large screens and phablets.
Endi Sukaj
rein
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Can compress website contents and load pages faster

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Compress the contents on the website so it loads webpages faster on 2G.
rein
Top Pro

Easy to reach the addressbar

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Mohammad Sadeghi
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Built-in ad blocker

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Firefox Focus

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Belle
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Keeps your activities private

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It automatically blocks any ad trackers and erases your browsing history which includes your passwords and cookies.
Belle
Top Pro

Good loading speed

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Since it blocks ads, trackers and other things that can slow down web pages, you'll be able to browse the web faster.
Monika
ThoroughEnmesarra
Top Con

Notification spam

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Tells you to clean the browser every single time you open it.
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Wire Browser

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geekpride87
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Search your bookmarks directly on google

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Paolo
Seokho Seo
Top Pro

Swipe to delete any search result on Google

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Seokho Seo
Top Pro

Search what you've saved directly from Google

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Seokho Seo
Top Pro

Share pages with friends even when offline

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Paolo
Seokho Seo
Top Pro

Swipe to save any search result on Google

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Know any negative aspects of this option?
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Photon

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gilch
Top Pro

True desktop browser experience

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In flash mode you get remote access to desktop Firefox on a Linux server. Unbeatable desktop web compatibility on Android.
gilch
Top Con

Videos are compressed twice

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In Flash mode, you get an interactive streaming video of a desktop browser running on their server, but this means that when you watch videos (a major use case for Flash mode), which are already compressed, it has to be lossy compressed again to get to you, with noticeable loss of quality. So it...
gilch
Top Con

Flash mode has ads

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You can also get an annual subscription to turn these off, but it's $10/year. That's kind of pricey when you can get Puffin Browser Pro with unlimited service for a single payment of $4.
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Lightning

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Ryan
William Borum
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Slide-out tab switcher

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Tab switcher can be quickly accessed by swiping from the left.
Ryan
thermoplastics
William Borum
Top Pro

Built-in reading mode

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Reading mode allows removing everything on a page but the content. It removes ads, styling and anything else that could get in the way of a comfortable reading experience.
thermoplastics
mank319
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Free and open source software

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This means you can help developing new features if you would like to contribute. Moreover you can inspect the code if you are concerned about privacy.
thermoplastics
William Borum
Top Pro

Incognito mode

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Ryan
Top Con

No bookmark folders

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Bookmarks can't be organized into folders.
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Naked Browser

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Ryan
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Extremely lightweight

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Naked browser is just 232Kb.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Lacks incognito mode

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While the browser lacks a private browsing mode, it does allow customizing settings that will get you a similar effect.
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CM Browser

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Ryan
Harvey Rose
Top Pro

Fast

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The browser attempts to preload pages you're about to visit, so when you click on the link to switch to a different page, it's already loaded and ready for you to use.
Harvey Rose
Top Pro

Good looking UI

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Yoshiyuki
Ryan
Top Pro

Built-in popup blocker

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The browser prevents sites from distracting you with pop-ups.
Know any negative aspects of this option?
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Boat

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Ryan
Harvey Rose
Top Pro

Flash support

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The browser can play Flash videos, Flash games, etc.
Ryan
Top Pro

Floating tabs

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You can open a page as a floating window, you can open as many floating windows as you need. The windows can be individually resized and positioned wherever you want. The window can float on top of other applications as well.
Ryan
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Functionality can be extended via add-ons

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You can search the play store for "boat borwser addons" to find add-ons for social media, productivity, etc.
Harvey Rose
Top Pro

Built-in QR-code scanner

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Ryan
Top Con

No directory for add-ons

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The only way of finding add-ons is by searching for them in the Play Store. There's no well organized directory available.
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Photon
Recommended 2 months ago
Not my main browser, but nothing short of a PC beats Photon in desktop website compatibility. Sometimes nothing else works.
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 True desktop browser experience
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Dolphin
Recommended 2 months ago
Excellent
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 Faster speeds with 'Jetpack' engine
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Puffin
Recommended 6 months ago
A startlingly fast mobile browser with a deep and robust interface. It would contend with the major players if it had a desktop offering with sync and plugin support.
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 Seriously fast
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 Built-in reading mode
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 Optional touchpad and cursor
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 Renders Flash
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 Data savings
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Firefox
Recommended 4 months ago
Free and opensource, right Mozilla mission
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 Sync with desktop browser
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 Free, open source and community driven
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 Ethical and pragmatic company mission
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 Built-in reading mode
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 Send to device feature
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Dolphin
Recommended 5 months ago
The best. End of
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 User Agent support
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 Faster speeds with 'Jetpack' engine
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 Plugins
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Chrome
Recommended 6 months ago
It should come as no surprise that the developers of the Android operating system (Google) are also leading the pack at browser development on it. I've used over two dozen browsers on devices large and small since the days of Gingerbread, and eventually always come back to Chrome. It will drive you nuts,...
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 Backed by Google
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 Supports the latest web standards
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 Syncs with desktop browser
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 Slightly heavier than other options
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 More resource hungry
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 SSL Nanny
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 Very user friendly UI
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Naked Browser
Recommended 6 months ago
faster than other browsers i have tried, eg firefox, dolphin, cm. Have no problem playing videos, audio. Easy to use.
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Chrome
Recommended 6 months ago
browsing is chrome
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