| A number of mobile browsers are currently available. The figure on the right shows the mobile browser market share in April 2022. |
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Some companies also provide mobile browser emulators/simulators such as MobileTest.me that enable developers to test their products on desktop computers because small devices are not convenient for mobile application development. The following table compares these five mobile browsers.
| Mobile Browser | Chrome | Safari | UC Browser | Android Browser | Opera Mini | Internet Explorer | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | Safari | Alibaba | Opera | Microsoft | Samsung | ||
| Market Share as of April 2022 | 1st (63.57%) | 2nd (24.82%) | 5th (1.41%) | — | 4th (1.88%) | — | 3rd (4.90%) |
| Market Share as of April 2021 | 1st (60.04%) | 2nd (24.85%) | 4th (2.43%) | — | 5th (1.84%) | — | 3rd (6.04%) |
| Market Share as of April 2020 | 1st (60.39%) | 2nd (26.56%) | 4th (3.49%) | — | 5th (1.29%) | — | 3rd (6.33%) |
| Market Share as of March 2018 | 1st (52.53%) | 2nd (19.24%) | 3rd (13.49%) | 6th (2.17%) | 5th (5.05%) | — | 4th (5.27%) |
| Rendering Engine | WebKit | WebKit | WebKit | WebKit | Presto | Trident | WebKit |
| Host Operating Systems | Android and iOS | OS X and iOS | Android and iOS | Android | Android, Windows Phone, iOS, etc. | Windows Phone | Android |
| Latest Release | 49.0 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 36.0 | 11.0 | 6.2 |
| License | Freeware | Freeware | Freeware | Freeware | Proprietary | Proprietary | Freeware |
Due to the limited resources of handheld devices, mobile browsers differ from traditional desktop browsers in the following ways:
- smaller windows,
- smaller footprints, and
- fewer functions and multimedia features.