I know we promised our own "hands on" review of Skyfire, but like most of you we still have not gotten our invitation text message or e-mail from them. In order to hold us all over for a bit longer, we were able to find a skyfire hands on review which takes us through the twists and turns of the browser and shows what skyfire really has to offer.
The good people at pocketnet.com had some good things to say about the browser, but also did mention some shortcomings that Skyfire has as well. I’ve created a quick list to give you an idea of what we are missing (at least those of us who do not yet have Skyfire)
Skyfire Pros
- renders full web pages
- plays flash animation and videos
- full page zooming capabilities
- text alignment for better mobile viewing
Skyfire Cons
- frustrating installation process
- start menu and minimize buttons are hidden
- all notification icons are hidden (e-mail, sms, calendar, battery)
- over rides system screen timer and power button
- mobile optimized sites display as they would through a desktop browser
It seems the major issues they have with Skyfire are not really browser related, but how Skyfire interacts with the mobile device. Since Skyfire is still in beta testing, there are probably a lot of tweaks they are planning on rolling out before it is released to the general public. I hope this information helps hold you over till we get a chance to write our own personal review or until you get Skyfire for yourself. For the full review of Skyfire please click here.
