For mobile browsing, in my experience the iPhone (meaning, Safari, I think) is by far the best. Which is sad, because I can afford neither an iPhone nor the
necessary service plan to go with it. I've been thoroughly impressed by a friend's toy, on the few occasions I manage to abscond with it and play.
For Windows-based devices, I've been repeatedly disappointed by the various flavors of IE (hardly surprising) over the years, but I'm told that the
newest incarnation of Windows Mobile, which my device does not support, does a much better job of it. I can't speak directly, but my boss -- who is as
much a geek as I -- likes it and uses it regularly. His is the smartphone edition, but I don't think that matters much except for the screen real estate
-- and since he IS impressed with it, I can only surmise that it would do even better with a larger screen, which most devices have.
Finally, I can testify from personal experience that the PSP browser is quick and responsive, but doesn't handle graphical elements very well. I don't
know what browser it IS, however, just that it's the one bundled with it. Webcomics in particular seem to break it pretty thoroughly, but it handles
forums and mainly-text sites remarkably well. Typing on it is a royal pain in the ass, though -- that's the fault of the device, not the browser, but
still.
Edit: I just realized I may have misread your post, but my points still stand. If one can GET Safari for a Windows Mobile device, I'd recommend it first,
just based on the iPhone experience. Other than that, my device is old enough that nothing except PocketIE supports it, and thus, I'm hosed.
--sofaspud
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