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Android Surpasses Opera to Become the Number One Mobile Web Browser of Choice

14 points by websagir 15y ago

According to the recent data received from the StartCounter via Phandroid, Android as out performed opera browser to become the most widely used mobile web browser.

mahmud 15y ago
Android is a browser now? Uhh, I run Opera on my Android! Does that mean I've put a browser in a browser, so I can browse while I browse?
- antonyh 15y ago
  Perhaps they mean WebKit. Oh wait, that's not just Android. They don't even spell the name of their own stats package right in the article: StartCounter? StatCounter? Also, anything called Phandroid is likely to be slightly biased.
- lucian1900 15y ago
  Android's browser is called Browser, it's not hard to see why some might call it just "Android" instead of "the Android Browser".
ifewalter 15y ago
Browser of choice? I don't think so. When it comes pre-loaded with the os its no longer a choice. Especially since a lot of phone users have no idea there are other browsers.
- pmjordan 15y ago
  Likewise, I'd love to be able to use Opera Mobile on iOS. I do use Opera Mini when reception is bad, but it's not so great for some websites.
- w0utert 15y ago
  I think the fact that Google is pushing Chrome on Android, which according to reviews wipes the floor with the standard Android browser, more or less proves your point.
zrgiu_ 15y ago
now imagine if only they released chrome as the default browser on android since v1.0 in 2008... I wonder how much larger would Chrome's share be now...
dan1234 15y ago
I wonder why the iPod Touch & iPhone are listed separately on that graph (the iPad isn't even listed, I'm not sure if it's included within iPhone or not). If they were combined, Mobile Safari would be ahead by a few percent.
27182818284 15y ago
Really this means a form of Chrome will become the mobile browser, right? Since, at least as I understand it, Chrome is going to be taking over the role of the stock Android Browser? (The beta has worked amazingly well for me on ICS)

14 points by websagir 15y ago

According to the recent data received from the StartCounter via Phandroid, Android as out performed opera browser to become the most widely used mobile web browser.

mahmud 15y ago

Android is a browser now? Uhh, I run Opera on my Android! Does that mean I've put a browser in a browser, so I can browse while I browse?

antonyh 15y ago
Perhaps they mean WebKit. Oh wait, that's not just Android. They don't even spell the name of their own stats package right in the article: StartCounter? StatCounter? Also, anything called Phandroid is likely to be slightly biased.
lucian1900 15y ago
Android's browser is called Browser, it's not hard to see why some might call it just "Android" instead of "the Android Browser".

ifewalter 15y ago

Browser of choice? I don't think so. When it comes pre-loaded with the os its no longer a choice. Especially since a lot of phone users have no idea there are other browsers.

pmjordan 15y ago
Likewise, I'd love to be able to use Opera Mobile on iOS. I do use Opera Mini when reception is bad, but it's not so great for some websites.
w0utert 15y ago
I think the fact that Google is pushing Chrome on Android, which according to reviews wipes the floor with the standard Android browser, more or less proves your point.

zrgiu_ 15y ago

now imagine if only they released chrome as the default browser on android since v1.0 in 2008... I wonder how much larger would Chrome's share be now...

dan1234 15y ago

I wonder why the iPod Touch & iPhone are listed separately on that graph (the iPad isn't even listed, I'm not sure if it's included within iPhone or not). If they were combined, Mobile Safari would be ahead by a few percent.

27182818284 15y ago

Really this means a form of Chrome will become the mobile browser, right? Since, at least as I understand it, Chrome is going to be taking over the role of the stock Android Browser? (The beta has worked amazingly well for me on ICS)