Five Windows Mobile Web Browsers and How to Get Them Free

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The Browsers

The smartphone platform with highest number of web browser choices is Windows Mobile, which is good, considering that the default browser (Pocket Internet Explorer) doesn't do a good job at bringing desktop-like rendering to your device.

That said, here are five Windows Mobile browsers that you can try right now, for free:

Skyfire

  • Description: Uses sever-side rendering to push pre-formatted pages to your device quickly. Supports flash.
  • Works on: Touchscreen/non-touchscreen, all screen resolutions.
  • How to get: Point mobile browser to get.skyfire.com


Opera Mini

  • Description: Like Skyfire, uses server-side rendering to push pre-formatted pages to your device quickly, but doesn't support flash.
  • Works on: Touchscreen/non-touchscreen, all screen resolutions.
  • How to get: Opera website


See Opera Mini vs. Skyfire comparison video

Opera Mobile 9.5

  • Description: Uses device-side rendering, so a bit slower than browsers above. Great user interface, excellent rendering integrity, doesn't support flash.
  • Works on: Touchscreen only, all screen resolutions.
  • How to get: Opera website


See Opera Mobile 9.5 vs. Skyfire comparison video

Iris Browser

  • Description: Uses device-side rendering, so a bit slower than Opera Mini and Skyfire, is based off of Webkit. Supports some flash.
  • Works on: Touchscreen/non-touchscreen, all screen resolutions.
  • How to get: Torch Mobile website


See Iris video demo

NetFront

  • Description: Uses device-side rendering, so a bit slower than Opera Mini and Skyfire, but is "lighter" than Opera Mobile 9.5 and thus a bit faster.
  • Works on: Touchscreen/non-touchscreen, all screen resolutions.
  • How to get: Access website


More Information

See this news article for more information

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