Parse Samsung Internet User-Agent String
Parse a Samsung Internet Browser User-Agent string. Learn how to distinguish it from Chrome on Android and understand its unique SamsungBrowser token.
Detailed Explanation
Understanding Samsung Internet User-Agent
Samsung Internet is the default browser on Samsung Galaxy devices and is the second most popular mobile browser globally. It is Chromium-based but has its own distinct UA token.
Typical Samsung Internet UA
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 13; SM-S918B) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser/23.0 Chrome/115.0.0.0 Mobile Safari/537.36
Key Tokens
- SamsungBrowser/23.0 — The Samsung Internet version. This token is what distinguishes it from plain Chrome.
- Chrome/115.0.0.0 — The underlying Chromium version. Samsung Internet typically uses a Chromium version that is a few releases behind current Chrome.
- SM-S918B — The Samsung device model number. SM-S918B is the Galaxy S23 Ultra (international variant).
Samsung Device Model Codes
Samsung model numbers follow a pattern:
- SM-S — Galaxy S series (flagship)
- SM-A — Galaxy A series (mid-range)
- SM-G — Older Galaxy S models
- SM-N — Galaxy Note series
- SM-T — Galaxy Tab (tablet)
- SM-F — Galaxy Fold/Flip series
Why Samsung Internet Matters
With over 500 million active installations, Samsung Internet often behaves slightly differently from Chrome:
- It includes a built-in ad blocker
- It supports different Progressive Web App behaviors
- Content Blocker extensions can affect page rendering
- DeX mode (desktop mode) changes the UA string
Parsing Priority
When parsing, you must check for SamsungBrowser/ before Chrome/, because both tokens are present. Without this ordering, Samsung Internet users would be incorrectly classified as Chrome users.
Use Case
Mobile analytics teams need to separate Samsung Internet traffic from Chrome Android traffic for accurate browser share reporting. Since Samsung Internet has different ad blocker and extension behavior, ad tech platforms also parse for this browser to adjust their delivery strategies.