In Pictures: First look - Firefox 15 for Android

We took a look at Firefox for Android 15 to consider whether it could finally be the browser of choice on an Android device.

Text legibility

We viewed pages through Firefox and the Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) stock browser. The stock browser simply displayed the pages as they would look on a regular desktop browser, but on the much smaller screen of a smartphone (ours measured 4.1-inches diagonally). Text was too tiny to be legible. Double-tapping on paragraphs to trigger auto-zooming and auto-reformatting, or pinch-and-zooming was required to read things. Firefox re-sizes and re-formats the alignment of most of the main text in a page so that it’s a little larger. Words are still small, but they are clearly more legible without needing to zoom in on sections of text. Firefox’s text reflow tried to do the job but struggled.

5 of 7
VIEW ALL THUMBNAILS

Most Popular

What's the difference between an Intel Core i3, i5 and i7?
Samsung’s 2013 Smart TVs: everything you need to know
How do I connect my TV to the Internet?
Laser vs. inkjet printers: which is better?
Windows 7 Home Premium vs. Windows 7 Professional

Best Deals on PCWorld

TabletsView all »
NotebooksView all »
Mobile PhonesView all »
Printers & ScannersView all »
Networking, Wireless & VoIPView all »

Plan Comparison

Prev Next
Loading...
Deals powered by WhistleOut

rhs_login_lockSign up to PC World Today for the latest news, reviews and galleries from PC World Australia.