Mobile Browser War- Opera Mini 5 v/s UC Browser 7.2 v/s Bolt

Testing Report Between Opera Mini 5.0, UC Browser 7.2 and Bolt 2.1

This review is just based on July 2010 situation, when Opera Mini 5.0 final and BOLT 2.1 are released, UC Browser (UCWEB) version 7.2 is officially released as well. All this comparison is based on my own experience. The purpose is to introduce you the alternative choice for mobile internet surfing.

Scale used (What number of points means?)

1. Feature is missing.
2. Feature exists but implementation is poor.
3. Implementation of the feature is adequate.
4. Feature is well implemented, aka it's good.
5. Implementation of the feature is excellent

OS/Platform Supported

Bolt: 2p

Opera Mini: 4p

UC Browser: 3p

Speed and traffic cost

Bolt: 4p
Opera Mini: 4.5p

UC Browser: 5p

	Bolt	Opera Mini	UC Browser
BBC.COM	7.8s	5s	4.5s
Traffic	700K	320Kb	251k

Bookmarks/Favourites Management

Bolt: 5p
Opera Mini: 4p

UC Browser: 4p

Cookie and password manager
Bolt: 5p
Opera Mini: 5p

UC Browser: 5p

Download and upload manager
Bolt: 3p
Opera Mini: 4p

UC Browser: 5p

Select, copy and paste text
Bolt: 3p
Opera Mini: 4p

UC Browser: 4p

Settings preferences
Bolt: 3p
Opera Mini: 5p

UC Browser: 4p

Rendering
Bolt: 4p
Opera Mini: 5p

UC Browser: 3.5p

Save page
Bolt: 3p
Opera Mini: 3p

UC Browser: 4p

Conclusion and summary
Bolt: 3.55p
Opera Mini: 4.27p

UC Browser: 4.22p

From the point perspective, Opera mini is the most function-Rich browser with

most users around the world, and actually it is!