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WarJorge

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Hey all, I've been using the stock Browser and I was wondering if anyone would recommend a faster more efficient browser if it exists? Any help is much appreciated
 
Everyone has different preferences. I have found that xScope has met all my needs and has great response from the developer.
 
+1 on Opera Mini for simple web page/forum browsing. In the time Dolphin HD loads 1 page, I've already visited 3 pages on Opera Mini.

I fire up Skyfire when I want to view videos.
 
There is also a beta version of Firefox 4 for Android. While it supposedly works on Android 2.0 and up, the best performance with it is said to be on 2.2.

It's beta because regular Firefox 4 is still beta.

Personally, I'm waiting for both 4s to come out of beta and then I'll jump on them. I don't really like any of the browsers now out for Android.

It's worth saying that "mini" browsers such as Opera are blazingly fast -- because they're loading the version of mobile sites when available and the rendering of a site is done on Opera's servers. If that works for you, you'll be very pleased with it. Not so much here.
 
Darkseas said:
There is also a beta version of Firefox 4 for Android. While it supposedly works on Android 2.0 and up, the best performance with it is said to be on 2.2.

It's beta because regular Firefox 4 is still beta.

Personally, I'm waiting for both 4s to come out of beta and then I'll jump on them. I don't really like any of the browsers now out for Android.

It's worth saying that "mini" browsers such as Opera are blazingly fast -- because they're loading the version of mobile sites when available and the rendering of a site is done on Opera's servers. If that works for you, you'll be very pleased with it. Not so much here.
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I see the full site when I want to. For example, I browse this site normally on "desktop view".

When viewed in desktop view, it's still blazingly fast.

My of the sites I visit default to desktop view and there are only one or two that insist on showing me the m.mobile view. But then I just click the Desktop view link and I'm back viewing the full page.

The zoom is not as robust, you only have zoom in and zoom out. Nothing in between. But everything is still quite legible and wrapped appropriately to the screen. So no complaints.

The bonus is that if you have a limited data plan, Opera Mini is ideal as it only uses a fraction of the data that other browsers would. I have unlimited data, so that's not why I use it. I use it for speed. I hate waiting for pages to load.
 
I'd personally recommend xScope, it's a really good browser! But for situations when I have a weak data connection, I switch to Opera (super fast)
 
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