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Opera Browser beta is the best browser

Testing all browser including Dolphin, native, skyfire.... the best on all test Opera.
I compared Opera with Safari running on ipad (matching result)
check acidtest.org both score 100/100

can you give me more details on what is actually better? speed? i've used stock and dolphin and they both still lag. that's my main beef with the tab so far is that browser lags. does is still lag in opera?

How does it handle pinch to zoom and double tap to enlarge the column you tapped? I'm currently enjoying the latest Miren RC as it's so smooth, but anything that is even faster may be enough to change my mind .

moayyash said:
Testing all browser including Dolphin, native, skyfire.... the best on all test Opera.
I compared Opera with Safari running on ipad (matching result)
check acidtest.org both score 100/100
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Miren/MIUI Browser kills Opera, its in tne Market

Opera is the smoothest browser as it is GPU accelerated on the Tab. As an overall package it isn't quite up there with the likes of Miren or Dolphin imo.

No offense to anyone, but I think Opera sucks **** through a garden hose. Who cares about speed if half of the pages don't render correctly.
I'll never understand the Opera lovers.

its all choice and opinion but Miren is very nice looking, fast, (at least faster then stock on my GT) and intuitive. i used Dolphin HD but something simpler and appealing about Miren made me bounce...
my two cents.

A couple of times a year for the best part of a decade, I give the various Opera browsers another try, and I always find them to be a complete waste of time, either they're slow, they don't render pages "correctly", or their UI is just a complete mess. I'm sure it's fine in _some_ cases, but for my uses I find it to be horrible when compared with some of the other alternatives.
FWIW - Firefox mobile isn't looking promising, takes too long to start and doesn't seem to accept pages passed to it from many apps to open. I'll stick with DolphinHD until something that is better all-round turns up.
Edit: Hadn't heard of the Miren browser until just now, having a look at it and I'm quite impressed. Might make my primary for a while.

I also like Miren, but does anyone know why it always stays "zoomed in" on certain pages? For instance, if I load this web page on Miren (or any other browser besides Dolphin that is based off of the stock browser), it always loads up zoomed in to the upper left of the page. No matter what zoom settings or text size I tell it to use, still the same. Dolphin HD is the only one that doesnt do this.
Anyone??

I can't live without gesture support.... Dolphin HD for me... just hope they keep on improving it. Pinch to zoom could be smoother

peestandingup said:
I also like Miren, but does anyone know why it always stays "zoomed in" on certain pages? For instance, if I load this web page on Miren (or any other browser besides Dolphin that is based off of the stock browser), it always loads up zoomed in to the upper left of the page. No matter what zoom settings or text size I tell it to use, still the same. Dolphin HD is the only one that doesnt do this.
Anyone??
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Go into settings and turn on "Panorama"

Indeed you are a noob. Dolphin is still superior. CPU acceleration ammounts to squat for us tab users. And the rendering, lack of user agent support, dodgy Java implementation (serverside) all make opera the worst mobile browser out there for the tab.
No offence, but you sir a noob.

I have tried every browser out there and xscope is hands down the best.

raqball said:
I have tried every browser out there and xscope is hands down the best.
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Why? I've read a few of these endorsements of Xscope, but there are rarely any reasons given.
I find Miren to have a much better user interface than any of the others. When it comes to features and customization, Miren is equal to or better than the rest. Miren is also very stable while being as fast or nearly as fast as any of the others.
Most importantly, Miren's interface seems designed for tablet use.

The default browser is actually quite good

Alcibiade said:
The default browser is actually quite good
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I agree! I'm trying the trail of xscope, but I don't think it is that much better than stock. I'm not convinced yet.
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+BroNNoS+ said:
I agree! I'm trying the trail of xscope, but I don't think it is that much better than stock. I'm not convinced yet.
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Just go and compare viewing Gizmodo or Engadget, Full. Not the mobile sites. but the actual full ones.
You will clearly see how sluggish and slow the regular browser is compared to opera.
Sadly Opera is really fast but as another person here said its lacking a lot of features and one of the most annoying bugs is that links do not get picked up correctly. I used it heavily as it is the smoothest browser (mainly due to its compression features) but I always had to zoom in to click small links..
drove me insane.
My 0.02

Opera Mobile 11...good

This browser is definitely better than default browser. Fast, flash support, and it gets 100% on acid3 ( http://acid3.acidtests.org ) test.
Finally, I found a right browser for Galaxy Tab.

I have to agree for the most part. Its definitely much faster and smoother than anything else I've tried. I would classify it as the best if they would implement an exit button and different fonts.
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And 4000 on sunspider. Although i have gone back to dolphin. Opera has no reflow and youtube looks really bad
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brilldoctor said:
And 4000 on sunspider. Although i have gone back to dolphin. Opera has no reflow and youtube looks really bad
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No problems with reflow for me!
Regards,
Dave

And youtube
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Works like a charm for me to with almost everything. Youtube work perfect for me.
Have just encounter one wiki page that became realy screwed up. But i justed used the stock browser to read on it.

It crashes every time I try to play a streaming Flash game from mlb.com which is a real shame considering it looks very nice in every other aspect and it very responsive.

markgamber said:
It crashes every time I try to play a streaming Flash game from mlb.com which is a real shame considering it looks very nice in every other aspect and it very responsive.
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I was able to play vids from MLB.com with the only problem being that the quality was a little jerky.
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For people using Dolphin HD, how does it compare to Opera? I've just gotten used to Dolphin and I would prefer not to have to learn the interface of a new browser...
Tried Miren and Skyfire and didn't like them, but may want to give Opera a try.

darkwoof said:
For people using Dolphin HD, how does it compare to Opera? I've just gotten used to Dolphin and I would prefer not to have to learn the interface of a new browser...
Tried Miren and Skyfire and didn't like them, but may want to give Opera a try.
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Dolphin HD was my primary browser, but now Opera Mobile is. The changes are significant but very welcome and easy to get used to. In fact it enhances the experience in my opinion, but there are issues. For one, it needs an exit button and there are some strange font issues when playing flash video. It also needs a way to import and export bookmarks. Even after those shortcomings, browsing is quite fast and very enjoyable. But this is just my opinion. It costs you nothing to try this out so give it a shot. You might like what you see.....or not.

I would highly recommend Firefox mobile (Version 4)
It supports all of the above and has multiple-language support (such as Arabic/Hebrew and other non-latin RTL characters) and one of my favourite features is that it keeps all of your settings, your bookmarks and even your open tabs synced with your desktop or anywhere else you're running Firefox v4

mkhattab said:
I would highly recommend Firefox mobile (Version 4)
It supports all of the above and has multiple-language support (such as Arabic/Hebrew and other non-latin RTL characters) and one of my favourite features is that it keeps all of your settings, your bookmarks and even your open tabs synced with your desktop or anywhere else you're running Firefox v4
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I'm gonna check it out. Hopefully it is as fast and smooth as opera.

I think it's the same if not smoother than Opera
Let us know what you find

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I think it's the same if not smoother than Opera
Let us know what you find
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It doesn't support flash yet so that's a deal breaker for me. I'll revisit it when flash works. Hopefully it will become as good as the desktop version.
T-Mobile tab running latest Overcome

I tried Firefox 4 as well, because I like it.. In principle. The result after synchronizing everything was that it took more than 1.6GB (reported by the OS in My Apps). I then unchecked history sync, and it came back to a few megabytes over (aka around 86MB), but it then stopped bringing my bookmarks over from the desktop. It's also rather slow in operation (compared to it, Opera is blazing fast).
That said, I'm looking forward to the next release, so far it has been going in the right direction. JavaScript performance in Firefox is stellar, the real speed problem is with page rendering, but it has been getting better. It's still a decent browser though, and it compares well to the stock one (juuuuuuust a bit slower, but with add-ons and lots of goodies)

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Dolphin HD was my primary browser, but now Opera Mobile is. The changes are significant but very welcome and easy to get used to. In fact it enhances the experience in my opinion, but there are issues. For one, it needs an exit button and there are some strange font issues when playing flash video. It also needs a way to import and export bookmarks. Even after those shortcomings, browsing is quite fast and very enjoyable. But this is just my opinion. It costs you nothing to try this out so give it a shot. You might like what you see.....or not.
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same here! dolphin HD was my defaullt browser, but now it's been replaced by Opera 11 + Opera Mini (for 2G)
I have deleted Dolphin HD - its toooo slow!

mkhattab said:
one of my favourite features is that it keeps all of your settings, your bookmarks and even your open tabs synced with your desktop or anywhere else you're running Firefox v4
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Opera called that Opera link. Syncs bookmarks, notes, quick dial. Open tabs... nope, but that would've been a deal breaker for me since on the desktop version I usually need at least 500 mb just to open Opera lol. It's a feature that's been there for quite a long time now.
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Was using Dolphin HD too, but I just tried Opera Mobile 11 and I kinda love it. And it's free!

I am still sticking with skyfire. Fast, supports flash. Opera performs poorly on symbian mobile.

I've found Opera to run silky smooth on my tab, except for youtube. They look absolutely terrible, stuck in ultra low res mode or something. Only flaw with the browser.
Annoying as hell regardless.

Browser Performance

I just picked up my Fire and wasn't entirely pleased with the browser performance, so I sideloaded Dolphin HD...definitely an improvement over stock Fire browser. Feel free to post any results you guys get from other 3rd party browsers so we know our options!

Agreed...I went into the settings and unchecked accelerate page loading and that seemed to help with the speed. I'm not that impressed with the silk browser
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I wasn't overly impressed with the speed to be honest with you, and after loading Firefox 7 on, I think I'll stick with that (plus I can use AddOns). Mobile browsing is never lightning fast, but I think they touted the Silk browser as the best thing since sliced bread. I'm not as convinced.

I installed Opera Mini and it works great. It's not full featured, but for general browsing it's much quicker than the stock browser.

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I installed Opera Mini and it works great. It's not full featured, but for general browsing it's much quicker than the stock browser.
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I am also using Opera Mini.
As stated, it is much faster than the Stock Browser.​

ii have found opera mobile to be my fav so far. fast rendering and smooth page navigation.

Can you guys link or post to the other browser APKs?

Silk is smooth as...gravel :-/
Miren browser is super fast and has all of the features that I need. I am trying to get the stock aneroid browser loaded, that would be perfect.
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I'm going with dolphin hd for now as well.

zandroidz said:
Can you guys link or post to the other browser APKs?
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I got Opera Mini v6.1 here:
http://search.4shared.com/q/1/opera mini apk?suggested

Opera has apk downloads right on the mobile site:
http://mini.opera.com/mobile
I got Dolphin from the google apps zip in the first post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349902

Opera Mobile here. Using it as my main browser on my phone and tablet.

I've loaded Dolphin HD, Opera Mobile and Firefox and tried them all out on the Fire. Opera Mobile is now my daily driver. Even if you choose not to use Opera Turbo (The Opera equivalent of Silk), you get really good speed and fast rendering.
What's more, when you go back to a previous page, it comes up like, instantly, whereas there's more load time for the other browsers. Makes navigating really fast and painless.

Being able to hit back and not have to load the page again is the best feature.

Ive been using both Dolphin HD and Opera Mobile over the past week and I'd have to say im liking Opera a bit more. Feels speedier and more responsive.

didnt they say it connects to amazon server to makes it faster 20 times :s

I thought the stock browser performed just like every other stock browser, like crap. I installed Opera and I really enjoy the interface on the larger screen, browsing is much more enjoyable than on my Galaxy SII.

[APP]New Beta (02/8/2012) Dolphin Engine

What is Dolphin Engine in Beta?
Dolphin Engine (in Beta) is an improved webkit version with extensive canvas enhancement and behind-the-scenes technology that makes it the highest performing HTML5 browser available today.
What does highest performing mean?
Dolphin has placed particular attention to canvas element, 2D context and text rendering. In addition, Dolphin Engine made significant GPU technology improvements around GPU accelerated canvas rendering and optimized CPU / GPU parallel computing.
How fast? Dolphin Engine’s HTML-5 Rendering is:
5-10X faster than the default Android browser
100% faster than Chrome (at times)
Scored over a 450 when tested on HTML5test.com. (HTML5test.com is an a respected tool for testing a browser’s support of HTML5)
Try it out our latest version of Dolphin Engine, the behind-the scenes technology that makes this Dolphin Browser the highest performing HTML5 browser.
Download: http://goo.gl/YyxSH
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1VHJ4Wx-HvEb2VTT0pkWHFFVGM
Includes:
Android 4.1 support
Faster page Loading and response speed
Stability and improvements for Android 2.3+
Improved Flash support
Improved HTML5 canvas support
Various stability and performance improvement

Wow, this apk is pretty legit. I can browse desktop sites on my phone with little problems whereas before on previous browsers (stock, opera, chrome): the page would have problems rendering partial frames. I'm on AOKP mtdvibrant.

test it on my defy.
through i donot like dolphin at all.

Very fast. I dig it thanks

Very nice! Loading of pages is the fastest I have seen, yet.
Page scrolling on my Nexus One (CM7 Nightly) is still ways behind Opera Mini, but that is not a full-fledged browser so a comparison would not be fair.
Opera Mobile has about the same scrolling smoothness as Dolphin HD so that's that, but stock browser is smooth as a baby's butt for me...would love that for Dolphin as well.

Hmm? Dunno if it is just me or there is nothing displayed at all in the browser.

Ok this just became my default browser. Nothing tops this. Not even the Linaro Firefox nightlies.

Seems very buggy on my DHD, html5 doesn't work, images aren't displayed (I get a blue square), it crash on html5test.com

Is this related to the same company who runs dolphin browser? If yes I don't want anything to do with it.

Installed it on my Sony Xperia S. It froze on first use and I had to reboot the phone. Tried it a second time and it froze again.
I think I'll stick to the original stable version.
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Is this related to the same company who runs dolphin browser? If yes I don't want anything to do with it.
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And why is that?
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alpha-niner64 said:
Wow, this apk is pretty legit. I can browse desktop sites on my phone with little problems whereas before on previous browsers (stock, opera, chrome): the page would have problems rendering partial frames. I'm on AOKP mtdvibrant.
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yeah it's legit. Same links as provided here -> http://dolphin-browser.com/2012/06/...e-browser-try-out-our-dolphin-engine-in-beta/

because of the rush (i was late) i forgot my phone at home.
can someone tell me their html5 score on dolphin hd 8.2.2 please?
i remebre i tried it before and it was great even before the beta

Randomly freezes loading sites for me.. I certainly don't have to reboot my phone, about 15-20 seconds later Android offers the FC/Wait dialog.. Tried it 4-5 times, sometimes it loads a few pages, other times it freezes first try.
Stock rooted Gingerbread on Galaxy Note i717.
As for the Dolphin paranoia... Ignore it. Rumor turned into fact after going around the blogs/forums a few times, you know how that goes. Was related to their "Magazine" function, which IMO useless, but wasn't any cause to freak out about. Just something about their permissions as I recall; all long fixed.

DnaPolymerase said:
Is this related to the same company who runs dolphin browser? If yes I don't want anything to do with it.
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Gimmie a break.

khaytsus said:
Randomly freezes loading sites for me.. I certainly don't have to reboot my phone, about 15-20 seconds later Android offers the FC/Wait dialog.. Tried it 4-5 times, sometimes it loads a few pages, other times it freezes first try.
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same here. although I've never been a fan, and I love my stock, and Chrome, I set it as default just to really give it a chance with everyone calling it the best browser ever..... fast, but not fast enough to accept freezing. uninstalled
also, am I the only one who thinks it just doesn't look good?
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Would not allow any images device. Unusable running honeycomb on HTC flyer
Flyer

I've been using the old dolphin for ages and love it.
The add ons make it really custom to me, Default browser.
Can't waittotry the new one.
Just hope it can use thr same add ons.

I really can't tell a difference between this and the Dolphin HD I already use, except this beta makes all the text on the page blurry when I scroll.
What's supposed to be special about this one?

Love dolphin HD and this beta runs nice on my optimus 3d scored 435 plus 3 bonus on html5 rodent quiet run as smooth as HD but hey its a beta can't wait for full version

youliaming said:
test it on my defy.
through i donot like dolphin at all.
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Official browser should be best, but google doesn`t care, at least there are ppl who actually make this android working...
Google should get rid of their ANCIENT compiler they using to make android. Android will be ~100% faster than we have today if they use new compilers, and they probably asking why there is so many customs ROM out there...
edit: Browser working nice on HTC Desire, far from Opera Mini but better than stock on big pages. Ok, it`s still beta.

Is UC the only browser that runs smooth on M7

After been trying most browsers for Android, my findings is that UC is really the only browser that takes good advantage of the weak GPU on mate 7. It is the only browser that runs smooth with flawless scrolling and pinch to zoom.. On all other browser there is visible stutter.
My conclusion is that if it wasn't for UC the mate 7 would had been a much more unsatisfying experience since my allergy to laggy browsing.

Try mercury browser.
Has ad block and runs smoothly.
With uc in desktop mode I found links were not clicking when pressing them like it was not using digitizer correctly.
No issues with native and mercury.
Edit: tried uc browser hd definitely is faster but same issue links not clickable in desktop mode. Have emailed them hopefully they fix it.

Have not tried HD version because it is made for tablet devices only not phones.

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Have not tried HD version because it is made for tablet devices only not phones.
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The hd version is very clean and contemporary and I am liking it in desktop mode.
The issue is with www.gsmarena.com in desktop mode links of news stories don't click for some reason. Could be the ad block is shifting the links not sure hopefully they fix it cause it's a very clean browser.

Uc is best and mercury browser is also good but UC is only best I find next is chrome and next is firefox

Scrolling and pinch to zoom is superior on UC browser. Rendering is not fastest but on heavy sites with a lot of ads UC Is typically faster. UC gui is much faster especially the super fast loading of previously loaded pages which is very useful. CM BROWSER have superior rendering time non-heavy and mobile optimized sites and not good for videos. Cm browser have slow scroll and zoom and mate 7.

Thanks for recommending UC Browser HD. I was look for a better browser and this looks great, it has a smaller ui than most browsers which is needed on such a big screen. I've not had any problems clicking links in desktop mode either.

Privacy nightmare
http://www.ucweb.com/company/privacy/
They track all your web traffic with injected cookies. I ll deal with a little lag.

gn0s1s said:
http://www.ucweb.com/company/privacy/
They track all your web traffic with injected cookies. I ll deal with a little lag.
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I'll take that risk as the speed is superior than other browsers including native.
Also discovered with the gsm website to click photo on left of news story and link opens.
:good:

Am using normal chrome and no lag at all..

xlr8me said:
I'll take that risk as the speed is superior than other browsers including native.
Also discovered with the gsm website to click photo on left of news story and link opens.
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I dl'd UC just to see the diff in speed between it and Chrome beta... and the way it loads in, its much slower for a full page load, than chrome or opera is. And the zoom in out isn't noticeably smoother, unless you zoom pinch zoom in and out like crazy, but who browses web pages like that lol. So not seeing any advantages to using it. Privacy not an issue, until your employer or bank buys a history report on you from a third party, that has browsing history and web habits bundled... then its a big issue.

I am using chrome too
Nothing worng with it so far

gn0s1s said:
I dl'd UC just to see the diff in speed between it and Chrome beta... and the way it loads in, its much slower for a full page load, than chrome or opera is. And the zoom in out isn't noticeably smoother, unless you zoom pinch zoom in and out like crazy, but who browses web pages like that lol. So not seeing any advantages to using it. Privacy not an issue, until your employer or bank buys a history report on you from a third party, that has browsing history and web habits bundled... then its a big issue.
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You do realise that one ad blocks whilst the other does not.
Each to their own I guess but we all have different needs. :laugh:
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I'm using CM Browser without any issues.Particularly likes the auto full screen and night modes.

Simona Simmy said:
Am using normal chrome and no lag at all..
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Me too

nessqn said:
I'm using CM Browser without any issues.Particularly likes the auto full screen and night modes.
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Same here, i like it, night mode, desktop, pop up, threats blocker ecc...Everything working smooth and fine, also very light! Love it!

Simona Simmy said:
Am using normal chrome and no lag at all..
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Me too.

Opera has recently gone over to chromium on opera android platform since it is now open source for Android now. I was surprised how was opera has become totally superior or UC browser it is also faster then chrome because of less Google Bull**** under the hood.

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Same no lag on chrome for me
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Try opera you will experience it to be faster