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[Q] Best browser replacement?

I'm still using the stock internet browser as of now, and I decided it's probably time for a change. I've tried Dolphin Browser Mini, not a huge fan of it, and my battery life seemed to drop considerably faster after using it, Dolphin HD doesn't suit my graphical "needs", and I'm just not a huge fan of the Dolphin Browser family in general. :/
So outside of those, what do you guys recommend in terms of internet browser replacements?
Just as a note; I would prefer speed over fancy looks and extras that aren't needed.

I would say miren browser
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Opera mobile is really fast but it doesn't support flash yet.

See here there's already a thread ongoing : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933123

missparker76 said:
See here there's already a thread ongoing : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933123
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That's great, but that thread is pretty much only the opinions of G2/Desire Z owners. I'm looking for opinions from everyone.

I second Miren Browser

I've tried Dolphin, Opera, Skyfire, and Miren. I always come back to Skyfire because it's the fastest for me and has all the controls I need right in front of me.
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Dolphin mini
Miren is nice but isn't that special
I have a comparo on hubpages but i can't paste url from my phone
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Ill also go with the dolphin mini
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I stopped using dolphin anything and went with miren because dolphins browsers cause a partial data wake lock on my epic and others I have flashed locally, when it is in standby causing massive battery drain
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Dolphin HD is better than mirren in my opinion, but dolphin drains battery very fast on the Droid X.
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I've used stock, opera, Firefox, dolphin HD and mini, xscope and now Miren...
No flash in opera is a show stopper for me... Firefox doesn't do text reflow and dolphin HD I found bloated...
I settled on dolphin mini for a while - it's fast and has enough extra features to warrant using it over the stock browser....
Just recently tested both xscope 6 and miren... both v good, fast, tweakable, lots of features... settled on miren because I find it easier to use and I think it looks better.
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Miren Browser for me!

While I actually prefer the stock, I do like Skyfire.
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Miren browser for the win..

miren & ucbrowser.. both equally d same best browser

Looks like I'll be trying Miren.
Right after I get done with this essay. >.>
Thanks for the suggestions guys. (If anyone else wants to make their opinion known, feel free)

From my experience on the Evo, Dolphin HD has a lot of nice features, but ultimately its demand for resources caused it to be laggy often. Dolphin mini is a nice one from the same developers. It also has some neat features built in, like gesture control, tabs, and pdf save. Mini is also quite fast. Firefox beta is still in testing, and notably so with several glitches. Eventually the mozilla crew will get it.
All said, Opera Mini has been my favorite. If you enjoy a smarter text reflow experience, you will enjoy opera mini. Although no flash support, you can simply use the youtube app or the stock browser to watch video. For general browsing, mini has it all with all the speed.

the only thing you need in a browser is flash and speed. The rest is all up to the user, and whether or not you like the interface.
I find that Miren is the most user friendly for me. I like the speed dial on the homepage, and the new copy and paste is terrific.

I recommend skyfire for me is the best.
Greetings

What browser do you use on your charge?

I have been using xScope Pro w/pure black theme for the longest time now, I was tired at the time of dolphin's rendering issues. xScope still works well for me, its a super lightweight browser that renders very fast. Some of the UI just seems kinda dated, like all the pages(bookmarks, downloads, settings, etc) are like basic html text pages.
But now there seems to be alot of other browsers out there that may be a bit more clean and still be pretty quick. Over the last few days I've played with a bunch of browsers; stock browser, xScope, opera mini, opera mobile, skyfire, dolphin hd, dolphin mini, boat browser, and boat browser mini... so many choices.
I like dolphin mini, boat and boat mini the most as far as ui/features/speed. They all have a similar ram footprint, mini versions little less ram usage. But I noticed both dolphin hd & dolphin mini browsers tend to use more cpu when I was playing with them. Even well after the page was loaded and the browser was in the background I would see 2-4% usage pretty frequently. Enough to make it a strong negative against. Still haven't picked one for sure, but boat browser is looking better and better.
Kinda curious what everyone else uses.

I'm kind on the same boat as you're, but at the end I'm back to xScope. It's the fastest and very low over head. My main goal is speed, not bells and whistles. I used this browser to open facebook and it's the fastest. Facebook app is nice but it run as a service and used up a lot of battery while idling and cpu also. I would save about 2hrs battery life after uninstall facebook.

Dolphin or Opera when on my Charge, stock one on GNex
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xprog said:
I have been using xScope Pro w/pure black theme for the longest time now, I was tired at the time of dolphin's rendering issues. xScope still works well for me, its a super lightweight browser that renders very fast. Some of the UI just seems kinda dated, like all the pages(bookmarks, downloads, settings, etc) are like basic html text pages.
But now there seems to be alot of other browsers out there that may be a bit more clean and still be pretty quick. Over the last few days I've played with a bunch of browsers; stock browser, xScope, opera mini, opera mobile, skyfire, dolphin hd, dolphin mini, boat browser, and boat browser mini... so many choices.
I like dolphin mini, boat and boat mini the most as far as ui/features/speed. They all have a similar ram footprint, mini versions little less ram usage. But I noticed both dolphin hd & dolphin mini browsers tend to use more cpu when I was playing with them. Even well after the page was loaded and the browser was in the background I would see 2-4% usage pretty frequently. Enough to make it a strong negative against. Still haven't picked one for sure, but boat browser is looking better and better.
Kinda curious what everyone else uses.
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I was also using xScope pro with the pure black theme for a while, but like you I eventually got tired of it. I am now using Maxthon with the black theme and so far I like it. It is feature-rich, with great performance, and the UI is an improvement over xScope. You should give Maxthon a try and see what you think.
PS the pure black theme for xscope is better looking than the black theme for maxthon however
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anoninja118 said:
Dolphin or Opera when on my Charge, stock one on GNex
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So jealous of your GNex lol. I want that phone so bad

The speed of Maxthon is great but the pinch zoom in faceboock is not working well at all compare to xscope.

I have been using Dolphin HD for the longest time now. I tried other browsers out of curiosity but always went back to Dolphin because of it's speed. Boat Browser is my second option, it's kinda like Dolphin but IMO not as fast

opera and dolphin.

Dolphin Mini here. Dolphin without the useless features.
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UC Browser seems good so far.
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Dolphin HD
its fast, supports flash (if you want), and it has the best bookmarks manager i've ever seen on android

mtmerrick said:
Dolphin HD
its fast, supports flash (if you want), and it has the best bookmarks manager i've ever seen on android
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Dolphin HD
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I just use stock. It has the best interface of all of them, and it's smooth as silk on EP4. Dolphin annoys the crap out of me because half the time when I try to scroll, it decides to open up a menu bar instead.

shrike1978 said:
I just use stock. It has the best interface of all of them, and it's smooth as silk on EP4. Dolphin annoys the crap out of me because half the time when I try to scroll, it decides to open up a menu bar instead.
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which is why Mini is better.
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kvswim said:
which is why Mini is better.
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Does Mini support Flash?

I use Mirin. I used Dolphin HD until their whole privacy debacle. After that, I just don't trust them. I may have to try some of the others being mentioned, though.

shrike1978 said:
Does Mini support Flash?
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Yes. Ondemand or always on. Only thing I don't like is the lack of support of GIF or MJPG.
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Doesn't anybody use skyfire anymore?
I rejected dolphin for the scroll issue mentioned above, I'll have to give mini a try. Haven't used an opera browser since the omnia days!

wscaddie56 said:
Doesn't anybody use skyfire anymore?
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I was so excited for Skyfire's release. It really sucks that it was a bloated piece of junk.

Opera mobile here.

Used to use opera until I tried boat browser on my Transformer Prime. It blows away all other browsers IMO

Best internet browser?

Just wanted to poll which browser users find work best or have the most features. I've used the stock browser, cyanogens browser dolphin HD, and opera. I've found I each one of these has its pros and cons. Just wondering if I'm missing some Jem out there.
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I've always liked and use Miren Browser.
Simple and not loaded with extra features....but haven't had an update in a long time.
Did a search and it no longer shows in the market.
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Unfortunately, the stock browser is still the best out there. I absolutely do not understand how this is true, yet it is. It has blown my mind that not a single dev has released anything close to good. Chrome? Firefox? Miren has been abandoned.. WTF? Opera is okay, but still Meh..
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dolphin browser has had several privacy issues...there is a thread on it in the regular Android apps forum. The most popular choice there was Boat Browser although if you are running ICS Chrome Beta seems to be the winner.

Personally, I like Dolphin Browser HD. I've used Opera, and the Stock on. But DB has the features I enjoy the most. It's Tabbed browsing is just like Chrome's.

Chrome for ICS, Dolphin for browsing wap sites, Opera for browsing web sites (i.e, flash)...

dolphin and sky fire works best for me

Chrome beta for ICS is real good, though i have only been playing with it for a couple of days, I really like the feel and look.

Chrome for ICS wins hands down! The only pity is no flash...

Not having flash isn't a pity, it's a major oversight on Googles part. Seriously... Wth.?
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mrrick said:
Not having flash isn't a pity, it's a major oversight on Googles part. Seriously... Wth.?
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It isn't an oversite. Adobe is not supporting any new mobile browsers. Flash is bloated crap anyways. I hope they go under.

K
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Pre-ICS my favorite browser was Miren Browser. Hands down. Since I've moved to ICS, it has been Chrome only because I'm a fanboy. No flash and horrible zoom rendering make it tough to use at times (I understand it's still in Beta), but it's my favorite so far. It is definitely the fastest.

Gotta say Chrome.
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I am using the Dolphin HD browser, seems to work fine for me. Then again I do not use my browser so much.

It's a shame chrome is only for ICS - Dang marketing strategies...!!!
Opera Mini is good for browsing when only edge connectivity is available.
Firefox is ok, but i dislike the way it does zoom.
Dolphin and Miren browser are good.
And that, is my pov

Chrome beta and ICS Browser + I prefer on ICS. I also like Dolphin Browser Mini. Have used that browser for awhile.

One thing I like about the stock ics is it signs in your account automatically on Google services... not present with chrome beta(it does sync with desktop chrome tho, which the original one doesn't...
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AdmnGT said:
Pre-ICS my favorite browser was Miren Browser. Hands down. Since I've moved to ICS, it has been Chrome only because I'm a fanboy. No flash and horrible zoom rendering make it tough to use at times (I understand it's still in Beta), but it's my favorite so far. It is definitely the fastest.
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The final version will surely be great once it is a squared away. Like you said: Beta

Ive tried all of these, but i prefer Maxthon.

What do ya think of Firefox on the Skyrocket?

What do ya guys think of firefox on the skyrocket?
I used to be a huge firefox user, but when chrome came out, it is MUCH faster than firefox, atleast on my laptop.
I use Opera right now on the phone, but testing out firefox now. So far not too bad,
Wondering if anyone else has any ups or downs with it on there phone?

pcrat said:
What do ya guys think of firefox on the skyrocket?
I used to be a huge firefox user, but when chrome came out, it is MUCH faster than firefox, atleast on my laptop.
I use Opera right now on the phone, but testing out firefox now. So far not too bad,
Wondering if anyone else has any ups or downs with it on there phone?
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So far, I prefer Dolphin HD... it's only downside is that you can't change the order of the bookmarks.
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it sux lol, gives desktop version a bad name. Slow, improper rendering. For now I still prefer miren

i've tried dolphin, mirin, opera, firefox, and havent been over impressed enough to install any of them again after a new flash.

I stick with Dolphin HD. I have Chrome Beta on my Touchpad and it is super nice but lacks some of the features of Dophin HD.

What nobody else vnc"s to their desktop browser?
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Firefox is all slow and crappy for me... Using opera now.
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Dolphin HD here. Not of fan of Firefox on phone or computer.

Better Browser available anywhere?

I've been using the standard Android browser on my G2x stock 2.3.4 and realize that I'm not the only one who thinks it stinks--too stuttery, too slow, whatever. And it's a general Android browser problem. Is there any alternative that's faster? I'm not interested in fancy interfaces, or whatever--just speed. I've prowled around and haven't found anybody really saying that Opera, Opera Mini, Dolphin, or Firefox, are faster--or that any of the others with weirder names are faster than the stock browser either. Lots of notes about interfaces, but little about speed.
Anything out there noticeably faster than the stock browser? Or are there any tricks to speed up the stock browser?
EcdY

ecdy said:
I've been using the standard Android browser on my G2x stock 2.3.4 and realize that I'm not the only one who thinks it stinks--too stuttery, too slow, whatever. And it's a general Android browser problem. Is there any alternative that's faster? I'm not interested in fancy interfaces, or whatever--just speed. I've prowled around and haven't found anybody really saying that Opera, Opera Mini, Dolphin, or Firefox, are faster--or that any of the others with weirder names are faster than the stock browser either. Lots of notes about interfaces, but little about speed.
Anything out there noticeably faster than the stock browser? Or are there any tricks to speed up the stock browser?
EcdY
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I prefer speed as well when it comes to browser.
Give a shot of Opera mini or Dolphin mini.
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DupleX01 said:
I prefer speed as well when it comes to browser.
Give a shot of Opera mini or Dolphin mini.
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The minis are security risks as they do all the data manipulation on the server side. Plus there is an ongoing thread in Android apps and games which tells that Dolphin collects user data.
Try boat Browser instead.

cricketAC said:
The minis are security risks as they do all the data manipulation on the server side. Plus there is an ongoing thread in Android apps and games which tells that Dolphin collects user data.
Try boat Browser instead.
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+1 for Boat
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cricketAC said:
The minis are security risks as they do all the data manipulation on the server side. Plus there is an ongoing thread in Android apps and games which tells that Dolphin collects user data.
Try boat Browser instead.
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Oh ok, cheers for that!
I will try Boat then.
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Same results here, I'll try boat and see if its legitimate.
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Just checking back to say thanks. Best browser ever and haven't had any random crashes on EB`s ROM
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I will vouch for Boat too. Very similar to Chrome. After trying it I got rid of Opera and Dolphin as well as froze the default browser with Titanium. Its a 1 stop shop! LOL