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Add to SafariWhen comparing Photon vs Puffin Secure Browser, the Slant community recommends Photon for most people. In the question“What are the best Android web browsers?” Photon is ranked 27th while Puffin Secure Browser is ranked 35th. The most important reason people chose Photon is:
In flash mode you get remote access to desktop Firefox on a Linux server. Unbeatable desktop web compatibility on Android.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro True desktop browser experience
In flash mode you get remote access to desktop Firefox on a Linux server. Unbeatable desktop web compatibility on Android.
Pro Fully encrypted
The data between the browser and the cloud sandbox is encrypted.
Pro Cloud-Computing
Websites are preloaded in the cloud.
Cons
Con Videos are compressed twice
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's better to watch videos with Flash mode off if you can. There's also a bit of lag when scrolling and such.
Con Flash mode has ads
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.
Con Uses its own rendering engine
The most webpageds are designed with Webkit/Blink in mind so expect rendering issues.
Con Proprietary
It is proprietary software.
