Judging by the sales statistics provided by mobile phone shops and online stores of mobile gadgets, the best-selling devices are not premium, and not flagship, but budget smartphones. Such data is especially applicable to Russian consumers, who are accustomed to counting every ruble.
Devices of this kind have never been distinguished by an impressive set of chipsets and high performance as well. Nevertheless, despite the disadvantages of such a choice, a clear plus in the face of the cost of the gadget comes with a decent margin.
On budget devices, the list of correctly working applications is noticeably shorter than on premium counterparts, so it is quite difficult to find a normally functioning software without lags and brakes. This problem also affects the subject of our article - browsers.
There are a lot of them on the same Google Play, but not every web browser pleases the user with a good response, speed and functionality. In the case of budget smartphones, it coststake a closer look at a separate cast of similar applications - light browsers for a weak Android. They consume system resources to a minimum and at the same time allow you to surf the net calmly and without nerves. We will just consider this segment of web browsers in our article.
We present to your attention an overview of the lightest browsers for weak android gadgets. Let's look at the main features of the applications, notable features, as well as the opinion of users regarding each product.
Opera Touch
This is one of the lightest browsers for Android. The web browser was originally designed to be operated with one hand, which is very convenient for those who are used to an active lifestyle: trips, walks, the gym, etc.
For such cases, a special mode is provided - Fast Action Button. With it, you can open settings and change tabs in one click. However, some functionality is lost. After disabling the Fast Action Button, the browser switches to normal two-handed mode.
One of the best and lightest browsers for Android takes up very little space on the internal drive and consumes RAM to a minimum. In addition to the usual surfing tools, users in their reviews note the presence of such a useful mode as Flow. After activating it and launching a web browser, only the search bar appears on the main screen, which makes the application even easier and faster.
Opinion of users
Judging by user reviews, the lightest and fastest browser for Android is able to recognize not only text, but also voice requests, which greatly simplifies working with it while driving. It also has basic virus protection and end-to-end encryption for more security, which is also good.
Browser Features:
- convenient one-handed interface;
- quick search mode;
- the ability to share data with friends (personal feed);
- voice search;
- own antivirus;
- ad blocker.
Yandex Browser Lite
Another lightweight and fast browser for "Android" from a domestic search engine. The web browser code is written on the Webview engine, which uses a minimum of system resources and does not load the processor with RAM.
The platform code is qualitatively optimized within the framework of standard Google tools. Lightweight browser for Android takes up very little space on the internal drive and can work quietly in the background.
Not without branded applications from "Yandex". Here we have progressive support for the Yandex. Zen service, which, taking into account your requests and wishes, will issue news that is relevant for you and some related information.
There are also familiar tools in the face of visual bookmarks, panels with history, plug-ins and add-ons. But you should not get carried away with the latter, otherwise the web browser can hardly be calledlight browser for Android.
Opinion of users
Users say very good things about this app. The browser really loads the system to a minimum and is completely undemanding to the set of chipsets and firmware. It can be run and work normally even on the most ancient smartphones.
Browser Features:
- nice and intuitive interface;
- presence of an intelligent and complete Yandex. Zen service;
- convenient bookmarks and toolbar;
- "smart" search paired with "Alice".
Firefox Focus
The desktop version of Firefox cannot be called light, because the PC web browser is demanding on the amount of RAM and allocates a decent amount of megabytes of RAM for each open tab. But the mobile application with the prefix "Focus" can be safely described as a lightweight browser for Android.
One of the main advantages of this web browser is advanced privacy modes. The browser carefully blocks all tracking tools, from analytics services to social and advertising trackers.
Users liked the interface of the application. It is intuitive, simple, and very easy to manage. The main screen of the browser is not burdened with unnecessary elements. There are no shortcuts, icons, transitions, and other things that are familiar to desktop and extended versions of web browsers, which would somehow affect the speed of the application.
Opinionusers
The main screen is an address bar and nothing more. This approach ensures perfect concentration and, at the same time, fast work. Judging by user feedback, some important features were cut out for the sake of speed, but for owners of budget and low-powered devices, Firefox Focus has become an ideal tool for surfing.
Browser Features:
- advanced privacy modes;
- great ad blocking tools;
- instantly delete browsing history;
- ascetic, but at the same time convenient and nice interface;
- "smart" line with the ability to connect a voice assistant.
Naked Browser
The name of this lightweight Android browser says it all – “naked”. This web browser really looks naked. There are no tools familiar to such applications: no menus, no toolbars, but only one search line with the current web address.
This browser is perfect for owners of very ancient and low-power mobile devices, whose resources are extremely limited. The web browser after installation will not ask you to open access to contacts, messages or other sections of the phone. This again saves the extra megabytes of RAM that tie the browser to local data.
Despite the lack of a menu as such, managing the web browser is very simple. The interface changes withthe simplest gestures, and you just have to drive a search query into the address bar. It is simply impossible to get confused in management.
Opinion of users
Users leave mostly positive feedback about the browser. Those who use old gadgets are happy with everything, but owners of more powerful smartphones lack the functionality familiar to web browsers: bookmarks, folders, panels, and more.
Browser Features:
- minimum requirements for system resources of a mobile device;
- high speed operation;
- ascetic and utterly simple interface;
- gesture control;
- Verification, authentication and other synchronization with phone data or accounts are not required.
APUS Browser Pro
This browser will come in handy especially for those who prefer video content to text content. The developer made the main emphasis on technologies that reveal the video component: flash players, HTML5 players and other tools.
So if in the browsers described above there may be some problems like lags or delays when playing videos, then here the code is lined up and down. Even at the minimum speed of the Internet connection, you can get quite a suitable video sequence. Provided, of course, that you have to wait a little while the content is processed in the buffer.
Opinion of users
As for the interface, users call it cute, convenient and practical. Owners of weak devices with a small amount of RAMmemory was also satisfied with the decent speed of the browser.
Users note that unlike other Chinese applications and web browsers in particular, it is almost completely devoid of ads, and during operation, blocks of some "Aliexpress" do not pop up at the most inopportune moment on the whole screen.
Browser Features:
- excellent video content playback even with slow internet connection;
- simple, clear and beautiful interface;
- virtually no ads;
- convenient work with menus and bookmarks.
