Best browser for fast/smooth performance + ad-free? Android user here

The main things I care about are:

  1. User friendly and fast and smooth performance
  2. No ads (I know about extensions like uBlock Origin)

I currently use firefox, but I’m thinking of switching to another browser perhaps, because firefox feels a bit slow sometimes.

Which would suit me best? I’ve seen different options: Brave, IceRaven, Mull, Edge, etc. I want one that prioritises the things I just mentioned.

For some reason after using bottom toolbar browsers, I just can’t go back to ones with top toolbar/address bars.

Samsung internet is there, really smooth with a decent adblocker. But for sync with PC you need to use their web extension, kind of does the job.

Bromite, but its updates are here and there. The official one hasn’t been updated since last year, but one of the devs is actually keeping it up to date under the name Bromite Build Tools.

Kiwi is slightly behind on Chromium updates their GitHub version is much closer. Basically does everything Firefox Android does. That is extensions are available.

Another option would be Brave. I can’t vouch for Firefox and its forks as I was never a fan. Edge is only decent compared to its PC counterpart. Opera is good too, the normal one the gx android version just exists for the heck of it.

I’d recommend Brave. Built-in adblocker is quite nice.

none i dislike all mobile browsers

Brave seems the best to me. It is fast and has a really good adblocker as well. You won’t miss uBlock Origin on Firefox much with it. I am using it in my phone and PC both. Working fine on both without any issue.

The main issue for me with Firefox was that few sites worked fine only on Chrome or Chromium browsers. Also, most websites are optimised mainly for Chromium browsers, so the experience isn’t always the best on Firefox.

I have seen few people saying how Brave writes a lot of data on your SSD which can reduce your SSD’s lifespan though. And the part where they said it writes a lot on SSD seems fairly accurate in my case (it wrote about 1.6 GB in an hour). However, I have to test Firefox again to be able to compare both.

I can recommend brave. It’s fast, it has a built in add blocker and you’ll get paid by using the browser.

I recommend trying out Edge. The new features added to the browser alongside the UI redesign, and the sync features (which some others lack) make it really great to use, on Android and PC. It has a bunch of other really useful features aside from the basics and runs faster than some others.

Stargon - absolutely loving it, It’s a full screen browser, popup ad and video banner every kind of ads are block

Hey guys you MUST TRY Stargon, it’s the best option for blocking annoying ads, it definitely blocks everything not like that useless brave, Firefox, and opera.

Best Overall → Brave (Fast, smooth, ad-free by default)

Best for Privacy → Mull (Firefox-based but optimized)

Best for Speed → Bromite

Best for Extensions → Chromium based = Kiwi, Quetta
Firefox based = Lemur

Honestly, they are all garbage. Firefox is the best among them but you can try Edge as an alternative.

based-firefox core browsers now are slower on modern webs dominated by google chromium, but i keep mull browser on phone (mainly accessing web from desktop browser)

DuckDuckGo has been it for me

Everything you’re asking for here aims for to Duckduckgo browser, unfortunately, many people don’t feel comfortable with its own search engine…

Look at Via, very light-weight, still has tons of features for everyday situations, battery efficient, and it’s the fastest browser I’ve tried.

Thorium for android might also be really fast but I haven’t used it that much.

Seems like Brave is the winner here then. Do you recommend it for PC (Windows) as well? Or just phones?

Greatest browser for pc and android imo i would recommend to everyone.

Thanks for nothing retard

Agree, i wish there was one with uBlock or AdBlocker Ultimate

Another for Opera here, lightning quick on my phone and Windows as well.