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Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by NaijaTechGuy(m): 8:56am On Jun 04, 2017
Did you know that the first browser ever created was launched in 1992?. Did you also know that by this 7.28 am( GMT+1) there were over 1,200,898,567 active websites and every second about 15 websites are launched.



Browsers let us access different websites on different parts of the Internet.There are hundreds of web browsers available on Google Play but only a few will actually give you what you want. The most essential features in browsers are speed and efficiency.

Puffin Browser
Puffin is a clear example of speed and efficiency. It speeds up mobile browsing by shifting the workload from the resource-limited devices to the cloud servers, and resource-demanding webpages can run super-fast on your phones or tablets. It's the default browser on my device. The speed is definitely out of this world.

Uc Browser
Uc Browser comes second on this list and it's certainly one of the best browsers out there. Coming to download speeds, Uc is the king. It speeds up downloads quickly depending on how strong your network connection is.
In Advanced Settings, you can tweak how your page is rendered: flip your User Agent to mobile or desktop, adjust brightness levels, or enable page acceleration and rotation. You can also opt to restore closed tabs if the browser crashes. Within this menu are even more features to tweak, like changing the number of pages that cache or remembering passwords.


Dolphin Browser

Dolphin Browser has been quite successful on Android. It has a decent set of features as well. That includes theming, flash support, ad-block, incognito mode, and some tertiary features like gesture controls. There is also add-on and extension support if you need that.It covers most of the bases and that's more than enough to rank it among the best. It’s definitely one of the best Android browsers.

Opera

Opera has a number of good Android browsers and they're both pretty good. The first is the standard Opera Browser. It features a partial ad block, video compression to save data, and a dashboard where you can have news and favorites stored. You can create an Opera account and sync data between this and the desktop version. Opera Mini is a smaller, more lightweight option. It comes with a Facebook notification bar, partial ad blocking, and more. Each one has its own beta version as well.

Google Chrome

Google's own browser "Chrome" is also fast too but here's the reason why I placed it on 5th - It uses up a considerable amount of RAM. Sometimes it may freeze. Apart from that the browser is a nice browser

Extras : Firefox and Flynx

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by NaijaTechGuy(m): 8:57am On Jun 04, 2017
Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by Debroslink: 9:20am On Jun 04, 2017
Dear OP, if CM Browser is not number one, then your ratings is biased.

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by directonpc(m): 10:47am On Jun 04, 2017
Make I just book space! Anyway chrome is the new king

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by NaijaTechGuy(m): 10:50am On Jun 04, 2017
Debroslink:
Dear OP, if Clean Master Browser is not number one, then your ratings is biased.

Which one is clean master browser again...It doesn't beat any of the browsers on that list .

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by Psychodavidovic(m): 11:59am On Jun 04, 2017
Phx browser by infinix is also good, using it now.

They still have a lot work to do but so far, good.

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by falcon01: 4:14pm On Jun 04, 2017
1.chrome dev
2.opera
3.puffin
4.dolphin
5.firefox

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by Realkenny(m): 6:11pm On Jun 04, 2017
I use my chrome for browsing and my Ucbrowser for downloading simple

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by dukeo(m): 6:22pm On Jun 04, 2017
falcon01:
1.chrome dev
2.opera
3.puffin
4.dolphin
5.firefox

Thanks boss. Chrome dev is far better than the stable chrome. There's another that should make the list 6 i.e yandex browser.. Dope!

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by prodiG(m): 8:17pm On Jun 04, 2017
Observing
Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by vicadex07(m): 9:14pm On Jun 04, 2017
Try apus browser....

It is light weight (under 2mb), fast, very effective in ad blocking and displays almost any kind of website seamlessly
Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by malton: 10:17pm On Jun 04, 2017
NaijaTechGuy:


Which one is clean master browser again...It doesn't beat any of the browsers on that list .

That's CM Browser.

It was my favorite at some point.

But now, nothing beats Google Chrome.

Did everything I could to make Puffin Pro the number one browser for me, but it just didn't work.

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by malton: 10:19pm On Jun 04, 2017
vicadex07:
Try apus browser....

It is light weight (under 2mb), fast, very effective in ad blocking and displays almost any kind of website seamlessly

Apus is one good browser.

For such a small file, it's quite feature-rich.

Think I prefer it to UC, due to its clean interface.

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by vicadex07(m): 10:34pm On Jun 04, 2017
malton:


Apus is one good browser.

For such a small file, it's quite feature-rich.

Think I prefer it to UC, due to its clean interface.

Exactly, despite being so tiny, it can compete with Google Chrome in the aspect of opening just about any type of webpage without muddling up the display layout unlike opera mini.
Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by malton: 10:40pm On Jun 04, 2017
vicadex07:


Exactly, despite being so tiny, it can compete with Google Chrome in the aspect of opening just about any type of webpage without muddling up the display layout unlike opera mini.

True talk.

Opera Mini na like naija; dem no dey improve.

Think I prefer it to even Chrome.

What's keeping me from making it a default browser is the lack of themes. I find the default one too reflective.

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by vicadex07(m): 10:54pm On Jun 04, 2017
malton:


True talk.

Opera Mini na like naija; dem no dey improve.

Think I prefer it to even Chrome.

What's keeping me from making it a default browser is the lack of themes. I find the default one too reflective.

You can try changing it to night mode like this and see if you will like it...

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by malton: 11:26pm On Jun 04, 2017
vicadex07:


You can try changing it to night mode like this and see if you will like it...

I have tried it on numerous occasions but didn't like the page rendering.

All I need is something to tone down the brightness a bit.

I still use it as backup to Chrome.

Thank you.
Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by sonety2k(m): 2:46am On Jun 05, 2017
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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by falcon01: 4:03am On Jun 05, 2017
vicadex07:


Exactly, despite being so tiny, it can compete with Google Chrome in the aspect of opening just about any type of webpage without muddling up the display layout unlike opera mini.
download opera not opera mini they are two different browsers opera is about 60 mb while opera mini is just 4mb

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by NaijaTechGuy(m): 7:21am On Jun 05, 2017
malton:


That's CM Browser.

It was my favorite at some point.

But now, nothing beats Google Chrome.

Did everything I could to make Puffin Pro the number one browser for me, but it just didn't work.

Puffin works well for me though.. Chrome lags on some devices
Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by Nobody: 7:45am On Jun 05, 2017
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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by gaetano: 7:46am On Jun 05, 2017
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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by YtivitissuP: 7:47am On Jun 05, 2017
UC browser is the best....

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by BlindAngel: 7:47am On Jun 05, 2017
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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by timilehin007(m): 7:48am On Jun 05, 2017
Google Chrome and Firefox. .the rest can have their owners daughters get my dĺck sucked
Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by ThinkWISELY(m): 7:48am On Jun 05, 2017
dukeo:


Thanks boss. Chrome dev is far better than the stable chrome. There's another that should make the list 6 i.e yandex browser.. Dope!


If you guys know how chrome is secretly follwing up everything about you from gmail conversations,contacts,your movements to bank details,you will hate chrome for life, some people will even tell you they work with NSA,FBI....so let's be mindful

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by samtee37(m): 7:48am On Jun 05, 2017
ThinkWISELY:



If you guys know how chrome is secretly follwing up everything about you from gmail conversations,contacts,your movements to bank details,you will hate chrome for life, some people will even tell you they work with NSA,FBI....so let's be mindful
ayam not understanding o

Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by kelvinejz(m): 7:49am On Jun 05, 2017
Chrome is the best just that it consumes data

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by uwa244(m): 7:50am On Jun 05, 2017
Opera Beta and Cm browsers should be there.
Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by Edopesin: 7:51am On Jun 05, 2017
UC Browser Should Be No1 Download Speed Is Out Of This World .... The Only Problem They Have Is The Constant Crashing When Streaming Online


Who Knws Puffin ?
Nt Me Sha

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Re: Top 5 Browsers For Android Smartphones by Nobody: 7:51am On Jun 05, 2017
Realkenny:
I use my chrome for browsing and my Ucbrowser for downloading simple
I thought I was the only one,Chrome browsing speed no b here,y UC downloading speed na extraterrestrial like Ronaldo

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