When comparing Via Browser vs Opera Mini, the Slant community recommends Opera Mini for most people. In the question“What are the best Android web browsers?” Opera Mini is ranked 16th while Via Browser is ranked 27th.
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Pros
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 Automatically landscape on fullscreen
When you open fullscreen, it will automatically landscape which might become an issue if you want to view it in portrait.
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.