An updated version of Mozilla’s mobile version of Firefox 4 is now available in the Android Market, with the maker promising an updated visual feel, new Extensions options, offline reading tools and more. It’s still not the Firefox 4 Mobile, but is edging toward losing its beta tag.
Firefox 4 Beta 3 for Android is a 13.4MB download, takes up a vast 17.8MB on your phone (we’re getting a low memory warning on our HTC Desire after putting it on) and looks a bit like this:
There’s an absolutely shocking number of spam apps on the Android market using the Firefox name – the one you want is called “Mobile Firefox Web Browser” and is obviously the one shown as being developed by Mozilla.
Seems all right, but can’t help but wonder… why? Read the official party line over on the Mozilla blog. There’s also a Maemo version. For Dave. You know, Dave the Maemo fan. He’s got a blog about it and everything.
HTC’s 4.3″ dual-core Android model, powered by Qualcomm’s all-new S4 processor. It’s smaller than the enormous One X, but is it as nice as its bigger brother? (SPOILER: Yes it is).
HTC is very much B-A-C-K at the top of the Android world with this, its quad-core flagship for 2012. Great camera, huge 4.7″ display and Android 4.0 running beautifully well.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
MarkG
/ December 22, 2010Still nowhere near as good as the built in Android Webkit browser, let alone the Opera Mobile Android browser…
Sim
/ December 23, 2010Opera Mobile uses 6MB and feels abotu 3x faster in use, it’s also got hardware acceleration on Android.
For that reason I see no reason to run Firefox on Android.
Opera’s been in the mobile market for many years, Firefox a few months, and the quality of their product shows.
David
/ December 23, 2010Agreed.
But I’m really feeling Dolphin Mini at the moment.
Sparky
/ December 22, 2010Keen fab of Mozilla. But 13MB! I dream of having a spare 13MB of internal memory !
Juhani
/ December 22, 2010It can be moved to SD card. So 13mb no problem at all :)
FD
/ December 22, 2010Is this fennec?
Tolper
/ December 22, 2010It was, yes.
Mae Whitaker
/ December 25, 2010Opera Mobile uses 6MB and feels abotu 3x faster in use, it’s also got hardware acceleration on Android. For that reason I see no reason to run Firefox on Android. Opera’s been in the mobile market for many years, Firefox a few months, and the quality of their product shows.