Dolphin is the first mobile browser to pass a harsh HTML 5 test

posted by Ray S. / Aug 17, 2012, 7:35 AM

Dolphin is the first mobile browser to pass a harsh HTML 5 test

With its latest beta, available now on Google Play, Dolphin Browser has become the very first mobile browser to complete step 2 of the very taxing Ringmark browser benchmark developed by Facebook.

Ringmark is a benchmark tool which aims to test a mobile browser's HTML 5 performance. The tests that it features are figuratively divided into three rings: 0, 1 and 2. Although most devices can easily go past Ring 0, Ring 1 has been impossible to complete successfully by any mobile browser until now. The latest Dolphin Browser beta, however, has achieved just that. According to the Dolphin team, their latest and greatest creation has succeeded due to its new and improved support for HTML 5 canvas, border-image, HTML 5 forms, partial WebRTC (WebCamera), XMLHttpRequest2, IndexdDB and other uber-geeky stuff.

Obviously, Dolphin wants to be ahead of the HTML 5 game, recognizing the fact that mobile Flash is being phased out. If you want to see how your mobile browser of choice scores in Ringmark, you'll find the benchmark right here.

And, as a sign of appreciation to the achievement of the latest Dolphin Browser, here's a link to its download page on Google Play.

source: Dolphin

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8 Comments

1. kingstandup

Posts: 30; Member since: Oct 24, 2011

I really like Dolphin. I've installed it on my phone and tablet and so far it's been great. It seems to get better with each update, like apps are supposed to do (far too often the upgrades make the app worse.)

posted on Aug 17, 2012, 7:38 AM 5

2. TheLibertine

Posts: 484; Member since: Jan 15, 2012

Go, Dolphin! But... Does somebody know what Dolphin gets paid for?

posted on Aug 17, 2012, 8:02 AM 3

3. frydaexiii

Posts: 1476; Member since: Dec 01, 2011

I never understood why people say Chrome is better than Dolphin. Can someone enlighten me?

posted on Aug 17, 2012, 8:05 AM 4

5. kingpet13

Posts: 139; Member since: Feb 02, 2012

Chrome is not better than dolphin in most ways, however I prefer chrome because I like the cloud feeling when switching from tablet to phone to computer, without having to type in a url. Also IMO the UI is better.

posted on Aug 17, 2012, 10:33 AM 3

7. Non_Sequitur

Posts: 1111; Member since: Mar 16, 2012

There are less features and it isn't that much faster. I don't get it either, Google really needs to ramp up Chrome for mobile.

posted on Aug 17, 2012, 3:19 PM 1

8. hung2900

Posts: 966; Member since: Mar 02, 2012

For me, stock (ICS) browser for JB is the best.

posted on Aug 17, 2012, 11:57 PM 0

4. redmd

Posts: 1903; Member since: Oct 26, 2011

uber geeky stuff haha

posted on Aug 17, 2012, 10:24 AM 1

6. PapaSmurf

Posts: 10457; Member since: May 14, 2012

Okay since no one has mentioned it, if you click on the link to test your browser it says to select your device. One of them happens to be the iPhone 5. Its random but I just wanted to let everyone know.