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A List of Mobile Web Browsers

The Top Mobile Web Browser List

From Daniel Nations, former About.com Guide

Mobile web browsers differ greatly in terms of features offered an operating systems supported. The best can display most websites and offer page zoom and keyboard shortcuts, while others can only display websites optimizes for mobile devices.

While some devices don't offer much of a choice in which mobile web browser you can use, many new devices are running operating systems like Windows Mobile that has several different mobile web browsers built for it. Mobile devices running the Symbian S60 also have a few choices for which mobile web browser you can use.

Opera Mobile

Key Features: Multiple tabs, Zoom-in
Operating System: Windows Mobile, Symbian
Price: $24

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Opera Mini

Key Features: Compressed downloads for fast browsing, Zoom-in
Operating System: Java
Price: Free

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Winner: About.com's Reader's Coice Award 2010 - Best Mobile Browser

Skyfire

Key Features: Display rich websites with Flash or widgets like YouTube, customizable zoom feature
Operating System: Android, iPhone, Symbian, Windows Mobile
Price: Free

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Safari

Key Features: Display rich websites like YouTube, zoom feature, excellent touch-based user interface
Operating System: iPhone
Price: Free with iPhone

Google Android

Key Features: Display rich websites, zoom feature, touch screen interface
Operating System: Google Android
Price: Free with Android

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Microsoft IE for Mobile

Key Features: Standard browser features
Operating System: Windows Mobile
Price: Free with Windows Mobile

Firefox Mobile

Key Features: Mutiple tabs, Awesomebar, password manager, Add-on support, PC-syncing
Operating System: Nokia Maemo, Windows Mobile 6.0 (alpha)
Price: Free