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what is the web browser for your smart phone?

i am really confused for which web browser to choose for my Eris.
My friends have recommended me the top six, list as Firefox mobile, Safari, Skyfire, Dolphin browser mini, Dolphin browser HD and Opera mini.
I really want to install a perfect one.

Safari? For the Eris? There really is one of those?

My favorite these days is Miren Browser. It's very fast, quick to load, not huge, and full-screen by default. xScope was a favorite a while ago but I haven't used that one in a while. I'm not sure about perfect, but it's really good.

I don't like the mini browsers because the companies that provide them cache the results and then send the screens to you - in other words, they load your web pages for you on their servers and then just send you the screen shots. Opera I trust - I'm not sure that I trust Skyfire or whoever runs Dolphin. Particularly for web sites for which I log in.

https://market.android.com/details?id=cn.miren.browser&feature=search_result
 
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Nothing too much, but it is slow compared with others, plus browser cache is stored internally rather than on SD, IIRC.
On stock, cache is always on the internal memory.

I prefer the stock one, because I don't like many of the others, except Opera Mobile, but you can't multitask with it properly. The stock one in my experience will let you browse, send a quick text message, than go back to browsing.
 
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So does xScope ... But xScope also let's you close the browser so it stops using resources if you so chose
Didn't really like xScope when I tried it awhile back. That's why. The thing is, everything is better about Opera Mobile than most of the other browsers I used. I loved it in Symbian, and I love it in Android. But that multitasking thing is really annoying.

Damn you 256 MB of RAM!
 
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