A mobile browser is one that is optimized for the small display screen and limited resources of a hand-held computing device such as a smart phone. A mobile browser interface is simplified to display content in the smallest viable space. The browser software is as lightweight as possible to address memory and bandwidth constraints.
Mobile browsers connect to the Internet through a cellular network or a wireless LAN (local area network). Some mobile browsers can display regular HTML sites, while others can only display websites that have been specially formatted for mobile browsers. Content optimized for mobile browsers is typically text-based or low-graphic and may be written in languages that were designed for mobile computing such as WML (wireless markup language) or CHTML (compact HTML). Most current mobile browsers today can display regular HTML.
Mobile browsers connect to the Internet through a cellular network or a wireless LAN (local area network). Some mobile browsers can display regular HTML sites, while others can only display websites that have been specially formatted for mobile browsers. Content optimized for mobile browsers is typically text-based or low-graphic and may be written in languages that were designed for mobile computing such as WML (wireless markup language) or CHTML (compact HTML). Most current mobile browsers today can display regular HTML.
Here is a list of mobile browsers
Browser
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Creator
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Current layout engine
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Platforms
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Software license
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Notes
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Proprietary
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Deepfish
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Microsoft
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Windows Mobile
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Proprietary
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Proxy-rendering browser (Discontinued)
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Android
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Mozilla Foundation
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Gecko
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Maemo, Android
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MPL/GPL/LGPL
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ibisBrowser
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ibis inc.
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Java enabled phones, Windows Mobile
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InteracT!V
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Java ME
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Proxy-rendering free software
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Links
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Twibright Labs
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PlayStation Portable
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Unofficial port, requires custom firmware
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Minimo
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Mozilla Foundation
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Gecko
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Linux, Windows CE
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MPL/GPL/LGPL
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Discontinued
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ACCESS Co., Ltd.
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NetFront, WebKit
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Linux, S60, BREW, Android, Windows Mobile, Others
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Proprietary
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Opera Software
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Presto
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Java ME, Android, Windows Mobile, iOS, BlackBerry, S60, Others
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Supports most features of stand-alone Opera, but can run on less capable phones by offloading memory-intensive rendering to proxy server (based on Opera Mobile running on a server)
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Opera Software
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Presto
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Android, Maemo, BREW, S60, Windows Mobile
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Supports all modern web standards supported by desktop browsers, including XHTML, CSS2 and Ajax. Has advanced Small Screen Rendering that adapts regular pages to small screen (proprietary)
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Pixo
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Sun Microsystems
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Skyfire Labs, Inc.
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WebKit (ver 2.x+), Gecko (ver 1.x)
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Android, iOS
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Supports Flash and Ajax. As of 2010-12-31, it no longer supports Symbian OS or Windows Mobile
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Steel
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WebKit
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Android
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Discontinued
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Java ME
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Proprietary Freeware
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Java enabled phones, BlackBerry
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UC Mobile
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Proprietary Freeware
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Proxy-rendering
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Novarra
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Java ME, BREW
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Proprietary
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Winwap Technologies
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Windows Mobile
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Proprietary
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