Phone with decent browser

CaptnSpaulding · 18-10-2008, 20:27

I'll be due an upgrade in a couple of months and was really impressed when a friend showed me his iPhone's internet capabilities where he could go on facebook easily and upload pictures etc - even my PSP can't do this!

Are there any other phones out there that offer a great internet browser like the iPhone, or are they all basic poor ones that can barely check yahoo mail?
Things such as bluetooth file transfers and no mp3 ringtones put me off the iPhone otherwise I'd just get this, but the new N96 and X1 look good - but do they offer great browsers?

Obviously whatever is recommended should have wi-fi so I can access the internet through my router for free rather than paying for wap/3g etc

Talizman · 18-10-2008, 20:53

The N95. One of the best browsers on a phone and has wi-fi. It's a bit old now (but still awesome) so go for the 8gb if you can.

koantemplation · 18-10-2008, 21:32

Any phone you can install Opera Mini on will then have a decent browser.
Opera Mini has been a godsend.

prking · 18-10-2008, 21:42

The iPhone browser is actually quite limited compared to others, it has no Flash, for example. I would try a few other handsets and see what you like.

MrKev · 18-10-2008, 21:57

You can very easily add your own ringtones from mp3 to the iPhone if that's one of the major things stopping you getting one.

Niranjaniz · 19-10-2008, 02:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by koantemplation

Any phone you can install Opera Mini on will then have a decent browser.
Opera Mini has been a godsend.

agreed i first use Opera mini if for some reason it does not do something properly i go to the built in one. The built in browsers in Nokia s60 3rd phones (N95/N96/N82 etc etc) have much improved browsers since i last used it, Opera mini is limited in doing some things that involve more than browsing for information, e.g. i wanted to read a PDF but opera could not d/l the PDF file i wanted properly (it tried unsuccessfully) the built in browser worked fine, so you want to try the facebook thing you saw on the iPhone i think is an app.

Well Nokia N95 8GB or N96 are my recommendations but you really want to be testing it for yourself before committing yourself to such pricey phones.

kyussmondo · 19-10-2008, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptnSpaulding

I'll be due an upgrade in a couple of months and was really impressed when a friend showed me his iPhone's internet capabilities where he could go on facebook easily and upload pictures etc - even my PSP can't do this!

Are there any other phones out there that offer a great internet browser like the iPhone, or are they all basic poor ones that can barely check yahoo mail?
Things such as bluetooth file transfers and no mp3 ringtones put me off the iPhone otherwise I'd just get this, but the new N96 and X1 look good - but do they offer great browsers?

Obviously whatever is recommended should have wi-fi so I can access the internet through my router for free rather than paying for wap/3g etc

Firstly, your friend would have been uploading photos probably using the Facebook app available from the app store, which is technically not the browser.

The iPhone browser is still the best out there by a long way. I am not sure what the Android browser will be like. To be honest I have not missed Flash on the iPhone. Things that use Flash like YouTube, iPlayer and Facebook have their own applications for the iPhone so that is a non-issue really. The phones that do support flash don't work well at all with flash anyway.

No Bluetooth transfers is a bummer, although it is possible to easily make ringtones out of MP3s.

MrKev · 19-10-2008, 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyussmondo

To be honest I have not missed Flash on the iPhone. Things that use Flash like YouTube, iPlayer and Facebook have their own applications for the iPhone so that is a non-issue really.

Of those only YouTube is flash. Facebook isn't flash (you can view the traditional facebook site on an iPhone) and iPlayer isn't an application - it's just a website.

But yeah - you don't miss flash as much as you'd think.

Bang Bang Boom · 20-10-2008, 11:37

i also have opera mini. i also use firefox teashark!

both very good for downloading and browsing

choicefreedom20 · 20-10-2008, 11:56

nokia n95 and n96 are better stuff for internet browsing.

flagpole · 20-10-2008, 12:00

some picutres in the browser of my '95

http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000025.png
http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000026.png
http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000028.png

koantemplation · 20-10-2008, 18:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

some picutres in the browser of my '95

http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000025.png
http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000026.png
http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000028.png

Is that using the N95's browser or Opera Mini?
It looks alot like Opera minis full screen setting.

flagpole · 20-10-2008, 22:50

native browser. It also has a full screen function. People will disagree but i see no advantage to using opera.

I'm on my phone now btw

20-10-2008, 22:54

I hated the N95 browser

I'm looking to go for the iphone as I just could not get on with the N95 (n70 I had no problem with).
if I need to go on web at moment when out I used the N800 Tablet

Aye Up · 21-10-2008, 03:08

In reality aside from flash support and how they are implemented, S60/Android/Iphone native browser is based on the webkit source code so they will display the same way.......

Norfolk Squit · 21-10-2008, 07:36

I liked my C902/K800i with Opera Mini.

flagpole · 21-10-2008, 09:59

you have to know how to use the native browser. the short cuts to zoom in and out, overview etc.

the iphone's browser looks nicer.

Bang Bang Boom · 21-10-2008, 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by flagpole

native browser. It also has a full screen function. People will disagree but i see no advantage to using opera.

I'm on my phone now btw

so am i usin opera mini on my sony ericsson w810i

kyussmondo · 21-10-2008, 16:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrKev

Of those only YouTube is flash. Facebook isn't flash (you can view the traditional facebook site on an iPhone) and iPlayer isn't an application - it's just a website.

But yeah - you don't miss flash as much as you'd think.

I was referring to Facebook videos, which are Flash.

hamid84 · 22-10-2008, 11:33

I have e71.. super dooper using opera..

MrKev · 22-10-2008, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyussmondo

I was referring to Facebook videos, which are Flash.

But even the Facebook application can't view flash Facebook videos can it? You mention that the application makes up for the lack of flash.

flagpole · 22-10-2008, 18:54

the committed iPhone fan will not acknowledge that there is any disadvantage to not having flash. they just wont accept it, you're wasting your breath.

N3R0 · 22-10-2008, 19:09

My girlfriend has an iPhone. It looks the biz. But the Safari browser crashes all the time rendering it useless. The only way around the problem is to reboot the phone.

The browser crashes after 5 mins of use.

She now regrets buying the phone. Infact my contract runs out in December, i was going to buy an iPhone too but not anymore.
I hear the new HTC HD or 3G will have similar functions to the iPhone and is going to be much better.

iPhone = All jazz with no content

CaptnSpaulding · 01-11-2008, 22:36

I've decided on the N96

Can't wait until my contract ends!

Thanks to all for the help!

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18-10-2008, 20:27	#1
CaptnSpaulding Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 5,260	Phone with decent browser I'll be due an upgrade in a couple of months and was really impressed when a friend showed me his iPhone's internet capabilities where he could go on facebook easily and upload pictures etc - even my PSP can't do this! Are there any other phones out there that offer a great internet browser like the iPhone, or are they all basic poor ones that can barely check yahoo mail? Things such as bluetooth file transfers and no mp3 ringtones put me off the iPhone otherwise I'd just get this, but the new N96 and X1 look good - but do they offer great browsers? Obviously whatever is recommended should have wi-fi so I can access the internet through my router for free rather than paying for wap/3g etc

18-10-2008, 20:53	#2
Talizman Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a journey Posts: 1,901	The N95. One of the best browsers on a phone and has wi-fi. It's a bit old now (but still awesome) so go for the 8gb if you can.

18-10-2008, 21:32	#3
koantemplation Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wolf359 Posts: 96,797	Any phone you can install Opera Mini on will then have a decent browser. Opera Mini has been a godsend.

18-10-2008, 21:42	#4
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	The iPhone browser is actually quite limited compared to others, it has no Flash, for example. I would try a few other handsets and see what you like.

18-10-2008, 21:57	#5
MrKev Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Durham Posts: 1,636	You can very easily add your own ringtones from mp3 to the iPhone if that's one of the major things stopping you getting one.

19-10-2008, 02:48	#6
Niranjaniz Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: UK, Nottingham Posts: 624	Quote: Originally Posted by koantemplation Any phone you can install Opera Mini on will then have a decent browser. Opera Mini has been a godsend. agreed i first use Opera mini if for some reason it does not do something properly i go to the built in one. The built in browsers in Nokia s60 3rd phones (N95/N96/N82 etc etc) have much improved browsers since i last used it, Opera mini is limited in doing some things that involve more than browsing for information, e.g. i wanted to read a PDF but opera could not d/l the PDF file i wanted properly (it tried unsuccessfully) the built in browser worked fine, so you want to try the facebook thing you saw on the iPhone i think is an app. Well Nokia N95 8GB or N96 are my recommendations but you really want to be testing it for yourself before committing yourself to such pricey phones.

19-10-2008, 17:15	#7
kyussmondo Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 1,731	Quote: Originally Posted by CaptnSpaulding I'll be due an upgrade in a couple of months and was really impressed when a friend showed me his iPhone's internet capabilities where he could go on facebook easily and upload pictures etc - even my PSP can't do this! Are there any other phones out there that offer a great internet browser like the iPhone, or are they all basic poor ones that can barely check yahoo mail? Things such as bluetooth file transfers and no mp3 ringtones put me off the iPhone otherwise I'd just get this, but the new N96 and X1 look good - but do they offer great browsers? Obviously whatever is recommended should have wi-fi so I can access the internet through my router for free rather than paying for wap/3g etc Firstly, your friend would have been uploading photos probably using the Facebook app available from the app store, which is technically not the browser. The iPhone browser is still the best out there by a long way. I am not sure what the Android browser will be like. To be honest I have not missed Flash on the iPhone. Things that use Flash like YouTube, iPlayer and Facebook have their own applications for the iPhone so that is a non-issue really. The phones that do support flash don't work well at all with flash anyway. No Bluetooth transfers is a bummer, although it is possible to easily make ringtones out of MP3s.

19-10-2008, 22:09	#8
MrKev Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Durham Posts: 1,636	Quote: Originally Posted by kyussmondo To be honest I have not missed Flash on the iPhone. Things that use Flash like YouTube, iPlayer and Facebook have their own applications for the iPhone so that is a non-issue really. Of those only YouTube is flash. Facebook isn't flash (you can view the traditional facebook site on an iPhone) and iPlayer isn't an application - it's just a website. But yeah - you don't miss flash as much as you'd think.

20-10-2008, 11:37	#9
Bang Bang Boom Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Blackpool Posts: 884	i also have opera mini. i also use firefox teashark! both very good for downloading and browsing

20-10-2008, 11:56	#10
choicefreedom20 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 251	nokia n95 and n96 are better stuff for internet browsing.

20-10-2008, 12:00	#11
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	some picutres in the browser of my '95 http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000025.png http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000026.png http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000028.png

20-10-2008, 18:20	#12
koantemplation Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wolf359 Posts: 96,797	Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole some picutres in the browser of my '95 http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000025.png http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000026.png http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/Scr000028.png Is that using the N95's browser or Opera Mini? It looks alot like Opera minis full screen setting.

20-10-2008, 22:50	#13
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	native browser. It also has a full screen function. People will disagree but i see no advantage to using opera. I'm on my phone now btw

20-10-2008, 22:54	#14
Croissantlover Posts: n/a	I hated the N95 browser I'm looking to go for the iphone as I just could not get on with the N95 (n70 I had no problem with). if I need to go on web at moment when out I used the N800 Tablet

21-10-2008, 03:08	#15
Aye Up Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West Posts: 4,885	In reality aside from flash support and how they are implemented, S60/Android/Iphone native browser is based on the webkit source code so they will display the same way.......

21-10-2008, 07:36	#16
Norfolk Squit Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 260	I liked my C902/K800i with Opera Mini.

21-10-2008, 09:59	#17
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	you have to know how to use the native browser. the short cuts to zoom in and out, overview etc. the iphone's browser looks nicer.

21-10-2008, 12:59	#18
Bang Bang Boom Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Blackpool Posts: 884	Quote: Originally Posted by flagpole native browser. It also has a full screen function. People will disagree but i see no advantage to using opera. I'm on my phone now btw so am i usin opera mini on my sony ericsson w810i

21-10-2008, 16:11	#19
kyussmondo Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 1,731	Quote: Originally Posted by MrKev Of those only YouTube is flash. Facebook isn't flash (you can view the traditional facebook site on an iPhone) and iPlayer isn't an application - it's just a website. But yeah - you don't miss flash as much as you'd think. I was referring to Facebook videos, which are Flash.

22-10-2008, 11:33	#20
hamid84 Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 977	I have e71.. super dooper using opera..

22-10-2008, 18:42	#21
MrKev Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Durham Posts: 1,636	Quote: Originally Posted by kyussmondo I was referring to Facebook videos, which are Flash. But even the Facebook application can't view flash Facebook videos can it? You mention that the application makes up for the lack of flash.

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22-10-2008, 18:54	#22
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	the committed iPhone fan will not acknowledge that there is any disadvantage to not having flash. they just wont accept it, you're wasting your breath.

22-10-2008, 19:09	#23
N3R0 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: 3rd rock from the sun/derbyshire Posts: 197	My girlfriend has an iPhone. It looks the biz. But the Safari browser crashes all the time rendering it useless. The only way around the problem is to reboot the phone. The browser crashes after 5 mins of use. She now regrets buying the phone. Infact my contract runs out in December, i was going to buy an iPhone too but not anymore. I hear the new HTC HD or 3G will have similar functions to the iPhone and is going to be much better. iPhone = All jazz with no content

01-11-2008, 22:36	#24
CaptnSpaulding Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 5,260	I've decided on the N96 Can't wait until my contract ends! Thanks to all for the help!

01-11-2008, 22:49	#25
legends wear 7 Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,070	Blackberry Bold and Storm worth a look