Compare: five alternatives for the mobile Internet Browser

For browsing, Opera Mini and Skyfire is the best. In addition to fast, they also have a convenient menu and shortcut. Bolt has the most comprehensive search menu, but its not as good as browsing capabilities Opera and Skyfire.

If you like to download the file, use UCEWEB who has the best download manager. But if you want to watch online media, the choice fell to the Skyfire which magically include video capability directly in the browser player. Here is his review.

Not all browsers have the innate ability of mobile phones as desired. For example quickly open webpages, saving the use of the data, download files, to open a web page that is more complex. This opportunity appears to be utilized properly by third party developers to create superior browser. Intrigued with the development of mobile browser technology, the following test on five popular mobile browser: UCWEB, Opera Mini, TEASHARK, Skyfire and Bolt. Tests carried out by using the Nokia N78 and Indosat GSM card connection.

Open a Web Page Test Complex.
When tested for open complex enough CNN.com pages, Skyfire be the fastest and winning a few seconds of Opera Mini that occupies the second place. UCWEB be the slowest with a record time of up to 26 seconds. Compare with Skyfire which only takes 11 seconds.
Factors that Skyfire Symbian-based installer, and there is no connection checks before loading the page is a factor that accelerates the performance of Skyfire. Skyfire does not pass through a virtual machine like other browser applications based on java.

TEASHARK, Skyfire and Bolt CNN.com the page displays exactly as shown on the PC while Opera Mini UCWEB and make adjustments so that the page is compatible with the phone screen.

Menu and Navigation
Fifth browser basically includes a navigation system similar to optimize, it’s just a different placement of the menu.

Search Engines
UCWEB provides various search engines like Baidu, Google, Yahoo, and others. Searching can also be carried out based on categories such as web pages, music, pictures, or maps.

Opera Mini, TEASHARK, Skyfire and Bolt are both only provide search engine Google. Opera Mini add search to Wikipedia. Bolt is also equipped with Bing Search, Find Dictionary, Search for Twitter, Weather information and Wikipedia Search.

Google’s view on Skyfire and the bolt is similar to a PC display. When the input search terms and Bolt Skyfire lets you directly type the word you are looking at the browser screen. TEASHARK require that you enter the first typing the menu.

Streaming Video Capabilities
Opera Mini and TEASHARK can not play video files. UCWEB whereas it actually has an online feature to enjoy streaming media playback. But at trial opened the Youtube page, the browser is only displaying blank pages.

When opening the page www.youtube.com with Skyfire, streaming video can be displayed properly in the browser page datam. clear picture and sound. Indeed, Skyfire is compatible with Adobe Flash and QuickTime formats.

Bolt display streaming video from sites like YouTube.com and video provider Vids.MySpace.com in a separate video player. Wizard is available for video player when to play it first. When tested in open YouTube.com, the video streaming that appears only produce sound without pictures.

Download Manager
TEASHARK and Opera Mini does not have a download manager features. However, Opera Mini can save a web page if the cell has the ability to support JSR 75.

UCWEB supports download manager on large file downloads with pause and resume the ability to resume interrupted file downloads.

Bolt and Skyfire have the ability to download and save the image. Skyfire slightly superior because it has be some storage options.

Sometimes it takes a lot of time to access the menu. The quickest way to access a feature is to use a shortcut.

All the tested browsers have a shortcut, but UCWEB and Opera Mini has been a complete shortcut. Shortcut in Skyfire and Bolt only limited to the asterisks, fences and some numbers.

Main Features
Each carries a browser which features superior traction users. UCWEB supports RSS subscription functionality so that you can obtain the latest information. You can log in directly via phone or by opening http://my.ucweb.com/.

Opera claims to have the ability to compress up to 90% smaller than the original web, although the testing page load speed narrowly lost from Skyfire.

TEASHARK possess two types of zoom. First zoom to view, zoom on the second section. That way you will be eased to see a large yard in a wide display screen phone. TEASHARK also has a bookmarking feature smart web address entry, find text, built-in web search, RSS reader, in-line editing and permanent history.
Skyfire browser is not only easy but also gives you to activate your account Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and several other news sites directly from your browser.

Bolt also provides downloadable applications such as calendar widgets and a simple calculator.

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