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Bitstream updated its mobile browser Bolt with the latest version 2.1 and has added features for HTML5 support. BOLT is a mobile Internet browser created for mobile phones of all categories – from low-end “feature phones” to high end smartphones. I downloaded the latest version on a Nokia 2700 classic and ran the HTML5 compliance test from html5test.com. I compared the results to Opera Mini and Safari Browser on iPhone for reference.
Find the table below for the comparison results:
|
Area
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Bolt 2.1
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Opera Mini 5.0
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Safari iPhone
|
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Overall Score
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99/160
|
14/160
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134/160
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DocType
|
4/4
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4/4
|
4/4
|
|
Canvas
|
12/12
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8/12
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12/12
|
|
Video
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30/30
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0/30
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25/30
|
|
Audio
|
24/24
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0/24
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20/24
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Geolocation
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0/5
|
0/5
|
0/5
|
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Storage
|
0/8
|
0/8
|
4/8
|
|
Offline Web Applications
|
0/11
|
0/11
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3/11
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|
Workers
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0/6
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0/6
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6/6
|
|
Section elements
|
7/7
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0/7
|
7/7
|
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Grouping content elements
|
2/2
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0/2
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2/2
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Text-level semantic elements
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4/5
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0/5
|
4/5
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Forms
|
5/27
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0/27
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14/27
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User Interaction
|
7/19
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2/19
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12/19
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The Bolt browser beats Opera mobile convincingly on all counts and betters even Safari for HTML5 Video and Audio implementation completion. The culprit here is Ogg Theora codec support left out by Apple.
Available for a feature phone, the bolt browser is not as sexy as Opera mini, but it is the most functional mobile browser.
Update: Bolt maker Bitstream’s CEO Anna Magliocco-Chagnon gave us an interview.
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