Flynx vs Opera Mini
When comparing Flynx vs Opera Mini, the Slant community recommends Flynx for most people. In the question“What are the best Android web browsers?” Flynx is ranked 14th while Opera Mini is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Flynx is:
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.
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Pros
Pro Articles can be saved for offline reading
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.
Pro Built-in reading mode
Blogs and articles can be opened in a distraction-free mode that even removes ads, saves memory and uses up less data.
Pro Loads links in the background
Flynx can open up to 4 links simultaneously in the background. This can eliminate having to wait for each page to load.
Pro Completely free
Pro Very light weight
Great for phones with lower RAM or performance issues.
Pro Has built-in ad blocker
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 wifi. Has also the ability to control the quality of downloaded images and some video optimizations.
Pro Optimized for Facebook
Cons
Con Messes with any video played full screen
The screen flickers in full screen video mode if any Flynx bubble is open.
Con No desktop sync
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.
Con Asks for unnecessary permissions
Asks for phone state permission which is not required for the app to function.
Con Could be a little buggy sometimes
Slows down your phone occasionally.
Con Doesn't support drop down menus
Con Doesn't support some common modern browsers functionalities
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.
Con Many bugs
In extreme data saving mode, it sometimes won't load page correctly.
Con Has issues while playing video
It will crash when you are playing video.