Speed Test: Skyfire versus Opera Mini

[trooper4717]

cool

[sIash90]

opera mini is much faster on my n97 mini.. if it wasn't for the flash content thing it would be perfect... I use both tho..

[Laundoner]

I have been using Opera Mini for years on my Windows Mobile PDA phones. It's the clearest to read, the fastest zoom, and certainly far more usable than the bloated Mobile version. I wonder why the reviewer does not show zoom in skyfire; it'd show up how slow it is. I beg to differ in his conclusion that Skyfire is better. For news reading and general browsing (flash aside) it's the best browser there is for PDAs and mobile phones. Only missing feature is ability to copy text.

[samo642]

I agree with you, but the reviewer said that it's faster, not better. Skyfire is a pretty damn annoying browser.

[Chocobillo]

No privacy exist with skyfire, they will steal all your navegation cookies and personal data.

[TomaCukor]

skyfire is badass , but on WVGA display its very pixelated , looks like crap

[quicknight1966]

I'm trying to get esmertec on my treo pro. does anyone have a link or file they'd care to share?

[CaMeRaGuY809]

thx..i was gonna download opera mini on my dash but forget it..lol

[sk8dudejames]

Why not opera mini loads things like myspace, gmail, google searches in 3-5 seconds. Skyfire is good for youtube and flash and thats about it, theres no reason not to have both.

[moremost]

check out the BOLT Browser, also very fast

[sk8dudejames]

WOW this is not a fair test at all, you can't compare Opera Mini a java based web browser to Skyfire a smart phone web browser. Opera mini was made for basic java phones to have full internet on their phones unlike the wap broswers pre installed. Opera mini is great with Email and RSS's and much more. It's not meant to be like skyfire which is why there is opera mobile. Its like comparing apple to oranges, there 2 separate apps based on separate platforms.

[PoetryRocksAlot]

but......opera doesn't play flash files...and skyfire does...so skyfire loads flash files while opera doesn't which slows down skyfire because skyfire gathers more information

[sk8dudejames]

Exactly opera mini is a java based browser NOT MEANT FOR FLASH. You cant compare the two. And yes its a windows mobile browser, just because theres different versions for PPC and smartphone doesnt define what the app is as a whole. Smart phone is still the class name for bigger phones like iphone, symbians smart phones windows mobile. Just because windows went off renaming there pro edition to PPC doesnt mean it isnt a smartphone.

[PoetryRocksAlot]

also skyfire isnt for smart phones, it's also for Pocket PC and works pretty much exactly like a PPC browser...

Just because it is compatible with smartphone phones doesnt mean its a smartphone browser. its a PPC browser.

[dankstakc]

Skyfire is by far superior in my opinion and runs very fast on my tmobile dash using just the edge/gprs connection not even on wifi. However, my dash has a custom ROM called Kavanna 6.1 and is musch faster than your stock dash.

[pokingpenguin]

the only bad thing about skyfire is that the zooming sucks, it looks very windows 98ish with the blocky text, and its hard to use mobile sites

[IGETMONEYUDRESSFUNNY]

skyfire goes slow as shit on my touch pro

[supermendoza4]

lol

[IGETMONEYUDRESSFUNNY]

well i take that back

it depends where i am in the house

[khantutero1984]

10th

[bubbahx2]

Page loading is just a tiny part of it. What about zooming and scrolling/panning? Is Skyfire faster there?

[THATNEWGERL]

skyfire works better on facebook too

[gsharpshooter80]

oo and remember the key factor which is for now on the beta skyfire = free opera = no no

[gsharpshooter80]

never mind someone told me b4 that opera wasnt free sorry bout that

[gsharpshooter80]

finally someone who knows about skyfire on a wm phone

[cphellp]

Last : / ... very cool love it ... :)

[coltsfan3391]

3rd!!!! but good video by the way

[samater16]

2nd

[davidgoduke]

FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!