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PC World arranges an Android browser battle royal, declares a winner
September 30, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson
Android Apps, Commmunication
Android’s openness gives users the freedom of choice, and nearly all elements of the OS can be replaced if one is so inclined. There is certainly a great variety of apps to choose from – not least when it comes to web browsers. The native Android browser is superb, but is there a faster one in the Market?
PC World has made an attempt to crown the fastest Android browser by letting six of them go head-to-head in a speed test, including the stock 2.1 Éclair and 2.2 Froyo browsers. The scores show average loading times on Wi-Fi on a Droid X, except for the Fennec test which was performed on an HTC Evo. Take a look at the chart below for the somewhat surprising results: Skyfire, for example, is faster than Opera Mini when it comes to loading cached sites.
For a lot more details, check out the full test at PC World. Which is your favorite Android browser?
They should have included xScope. I used to use Dolphin, but have switched to xScope pretty much exclusively.
That's great that Fennec won, but I just don't think Fennec is ready for primetime.
Higher numbers are BAD, so Fennec came in LAST
i bought the new xScope. i find it excruciatingly slow on my Vibrant. i'm a fan of the stock 2.1 browser, still.
Sorry, but Skyfire is terrible. It's bloated, slow, and cumbersome. Also, testing over Wifi? LOL. Try it under real conditions, and Opera kicks its ass. Heck, Skyfire was the only browser to CRASH during the test! How pathetic is that?
Xscope FTW!!!
Opera is faster than Skyfire on cached sites. Not th other way around.
I just want 1 browser that zooms intelligently on a double-click. This is one of the very few features I miss from my iPhone. Every android browser I've tried has completely insane zooming.
I just tried Dolphin HD and Opera mini on my Galaxy Tab. Opera is noticeably slower than Dolphin and Android browser. Dolphin seems as fast as the android browser. If it is slower, I hardly feel it.
The speed dial feature of the Opera is nice though. I hope Dolphin will add it as a feature.
Miren Browser out. Good??