In Pakistan, the use of smart phones that people use to browse the Internet is growing rapidly as Telecom companies are offering data services quite inexpensively and the services & coverage is getting better. It is essential to consider the top mobile browsers that the general public is using when surfing the Internet.

While some devices don't offer much of a choice in which mobile web browser you can use, many new devices are running operating systems like Windows Mobile that has several different mobile web browsers built for it. Mobile devices running the Symbian S60 also have a few choices for which mobile web browser you can use.

Opera Mobile

• Key Features: Multiple tabs, Zoom-in
• Operating System: Windows Mobile, Symbian
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Opera Mini

• Key Features: Compressed downloads for fast browsing, Zoom-in
• Operating System: Java
• Price: Free

Skyfire

• Key Features: Display rich websites with Flash or widgets like YouTube, customizable zoom feature
• Operating System: Windows Mobile, Symbian
• Price: Free
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Safari

• Key Features: Display rich websites like YouTube, zoom feature, excellent touch-based user interface
• Operating System: iPhone
• Price: Free with iPhone
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Mozilla's Minimo

• Key Features: Multiple tabs, Social bookmarking
• Operating System: Windows Mobile
• Price: Free (open source)
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Bitstream's Thunderhawk

• Key Features: Compressed downloads for fast browsing, Zoom-in display
• Operating System: Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, Java

Microsoft IE for Mobile

• Key Features: Standard browser features
• Operating System: Windows Mobile
• Price: Free with Windows Mobile

Blazer

• Key Features: Standard browser features
• Operating System: Palm OS
• Price: Free with Palm OS

S60 Web Browser

• Key Features: Standard browser features
• Operating System: S60
• Price: Free with S60