The latest achievement from Microsoft has been the Windows Phone 8.1. Fans have liken to the classy design, and also have appreciated that comes with support for dual-SIM. The catastrophic Windows Explorer experience at largely due to the inability for it to handle multiple tabs and frequent crashes. Microsoft answered their fans prays by creating the Internet Explorer, which is on its 8th version. Now, another browser claims to be more efficient and ensures that it will save you money on bills as well.
Homepage
The homepage’s welcome says a lot about how the browser is going to function. Opening up Internet Explorer you have the options of going directly to MSN, a blank page, or your previous session will automatically reload.
Unlike the IE browser, the UC Browser shows your favorite items grouped in a grid, with a tab and address bar on the page. Making a swipe will simply bring you access to Top Sites or Downloads, in which you won’t have to tap continually to get to your settings. The UC Browser provides more features that will allow for better ease of use.
UI
The IE has improved over time to provide an easier and simpler browser. However, when it comes to using the features, it has a tendency to crash when streaming videos, or when you have too many contents that use flash. Even when you set a default search engine, from time to time it will open back to Bing, which can get annoying. A selling point however for the Internet Explorer is that provide great management of tabs, so it makes it easier to pick up if you crash or exit out.
The UC Browser, however, provides extra features that are wisely integrated, and more organization. However, you will be disappointed that it won’t aptly load websites that are graphic-rich.
Performance And Data Usage
In terms of performance, the Internet Explorer is much better than a lot of other browsers, and since adding the full-screen mode it has proven to be a plus. The big issues which impact the performance include, private mode functionality, sluggish response time, and frequent crashes that need to be improved. Using Data Sense you are able to monitor your data usage, and you have the ability to set limits that will cut off the internet connection once you have reached it.
The UC Browser provides a faster performance with loading, multiple bookmarking at once, and better features. Using the browser will also use low amounts of data, which is more advantageous than running Internet Explorer.
Verdict
While the Internet Explorer does have many problems that are noticeable when running low-end devices from Windows, it also lack several options. The Internet Explorer still needs more work done in order to improve its loading times, and stability to compete with other browsers out there.
For the UC Browser, while it has many great features such as customizable themes, night mode, and an integrated QR scanner, it still needs more work. The UC browser provides features such as the UC Disk in which you are able to save and access your data on other devices that run the browser, which is also a plus. However, it still needs a little more tweaking to be done.