After 2years of mobile browsing experience,i compared two popular browser on several basis...
there may be errors,plz forgiv me for that..here are the results
1)Browsing:
Opera:Also offers high speed browsing even on speed upto 10kbps,but when i tested same page on both,opera seemed faster,due to its unique data compression technique on server
UC: High speed browsing,Server side compression of webpages makes browsing fast and easy
Winner:OPERA
2)Downloading:
Opera:
-supports multiple download
-resume download,but on network failure, u need to restart download again
-supports dwnload on most java scripted sites,unlike uc in view of server scripting
-less speed whwn compared to uc
-browsing interrupted mostly when downloading,but uc can handle browsing even when downloading
-no offline download
UC:One of the most options that prompt users to use this browser
-intelligent download manager
-resume,restart,pause,open downloads even if theres a netwrk failure
-new versions of uc starting frm 8 features offline download,so that u can transfer all dwnloads to udisk(online storage)
-multiple threaded dwnload support
-no dwnload support for script running sites like mediafire,uploadmirrors,multiupload etc
-new task option
Winner:UC
3)Interface:
Opera:
-a neat &clean well set interface
-touch devices gets qwerty keyboard for fast typing
-version 7 features a home page social hub that givz u all info about social networks
-suited for both touch and keypad phnz
-thumbnailed tabs for touch phnz
-editable speed dial
UC:
-also offers a well editable interface
-speed dial options limited(upto 8 only)
-touch users need to use touch version to get a touch ui
-no qwerty keyboard
-theme support
Winner:OPERA
4)Simplicity:
Opera:
-easy bookmarking
-all options simple and understandable
-well suited 4 beginners
UC:
-bookmarking not easy when cmpared to opera
-more options that is not suited 4 beginners
Winner:OPERA
5)Help and support:
Both have rich help otion,support is also there..all complaints can be given via email.
Winner:Both
6)Backup:
Opera:
-offers synchronisation of data,bookmarks,history with server
-all data synchronised automatically when u turn opera link on
-even browsing history synchronised
-no backup option to file
UC:
-Latest uc 8 versions offer synchronisation to server
-no automatic synchronisation
-only bookmarks synchronised
-backup to file option,for later retrieval
Winner:OPERA(for synchronisation)&UC(for backup)
7)Compatibility:
Opera:
-most gprs phones supported
-lite and heavy versions available
-desktop based browsing for symbian,android phnz wit opera mobile
-touch suppport with qwerty even on java version
UC:
-less compatibility compared to opera
-seperate versions for java,symbian,android etc
-less backward compatibility like opera
Winner:OPERA
8)Other attributes:
Opera:
-most sites support
-no flash support
-heavy site loading takes more memory
-hacking possible wit handler
-superb support for wap sites
-image also cmpressed by server
-fb and gmail have modified mobile versions for opera
-single column view of pages
-ability to view indian languages wit config option(advanced)
UC:
-some sites shows error
-scripting not support
-hacking possible
-less memory consumption on heavy sites
-some wap sites too not supported
-image cmpression on server side impossible
-image viewer
-inbuilt file manager
-more options set for interface and customization
-server access can be put to off manually(not in opera)
Winner:UC
Overall:from all above data we can say that opera still is at the top followed by uc..
