Web browsers are one of the most important apps on any device. Having
the right features and performance while browsing the web can literally
change your entire experience with a device. Finding the right one can
be difficult since most of them have a variety of features and focuses.
Some focus on features, others on speed, and some try to do both. So
which ones are the best? Click on the video above to watch it or keep
going to read it.
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First up is Baidu browser. In terms of looks it looks like what you’d
except out of a browser. You can have windowed tabs or actual tabs at
the top if you prefer. There is also a night mode, swipe navigation, a
decent list of tools and actions to perform, and even a floating icon
that
lets
you open the browser from anywhere. It performed as well as you can
expect from a browser and it has a strong feature set that can compete
with others.
[Price: Free]
Firefox browser is one of the most popular browsers on desktops and,
predictably, one of the best on Android. It doesn’t have any real off
the wall features, but it does provide a very satisfying web browsing
experience.
It allows you to sync to your desktop version of Firefox to obtain your
bookmarks and there are add-ons that you can add as well.
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Of course we give the obligatory nod to the most popular browser on
Android and that’s Chrome browser. It offers direct syncing with your
desktop version by logging into Google along with a competent browsing
experience. It has some swipe navigation, an unlimited
number
of browser tabs, and it is a very solid and stable experience. Also, if
you’re going for the all Google experience, this is the browser you
want.
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As with most of these browsers, Next Browser focuses on speed. Unlike
many of these browsers, it does this quite well. It also boasts a small
footprint so it’s ideal for older devices who
want
better browsing without the more bloated options. There are add on
options if you need them but overall this is a very nice browser.
[Price: Free]
We’ve reviewed Opera Browser a bunch of times and that’s because it’s a
really nice browser. It has all the features you’d expect in a browser
with a relatively quick browsing experience. There are
themes
and add-ons as well as the Speed Dial and Discover features to help
give you a more entertaining browsing experience. It’s definitely worth a
shot.
[Price: Free]
We’ve also reviewed Boat Browser before and coming back to play with it
again left the same good taste it did last time. It has features like
add-ons and themes as well as a built-in app store.
It’s a solid browser option that also has a paid option if you need more features, but the free one is pretty good on its own.
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Maxthon Browser used to carry a little flack because it has been
included as bundled software on devices before but we assure you, it
isn’t bloatware. Maxthon has a lot of features and most of
them
are behind the scenes, leaving you with just the web browsing. There
are add-ons supported and it is a solid browsing experience.
[Price: Free / $2.00]
Naked Browser may look simple but it’s no joke. It foregoes most
features that you’ll find in these others in favor of pure speed. The UI
is very minimal and it really does load pages very quickly and display
them very well. There are no add-ons, bloat features, or
anything.
It just loads websites so if you have an older device or you simply
don’t need all that other stuff, give Naked Browser a try.
[Price: Free / $2.99]
Puffin Browser is definitely the wild card app on this list. It works
well enough on its own as a web browser, but it has some unusual
features. For instance, there’s a built in track pad and game pad.
During most of the
year,
you can only load flash content during 12 hours of the day. There are
also add-ons if you need those. It’s definitely an interesting browser.
[Price: Free]
Last on our list is the venerable UC Browser. This browser has fairly
impressive performance and, based on the sites it recommends when you
open it, is targeted to people not in the United States which is
actually quite refreshing. It includes some features
like
speed mode which helps you browse even faster and auto pager which
loads multiple pages at once so multi-page articles are easier to read.
[Price: Free]
Dolphin Browser is another popular browser that has improved a bunch
over the last year and a half or so. Not only is the browsing faster,
but it has a lot of features including add-ons, gestures, and sonar.
Sonar is
a
feature where Dolphin will use your voice to search your internet. Kind
of like Google Voice Search. It’s unique and even has themes.
Wrap up
It’s very difficult to determine a best browser. Everyone has
different needs and all of these browsers have unique features. So it’s
perfectly possible that we may have missed a great browser. If we have
an you want us to know, feel free to tell us in the comments.
