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I'm not sure this is a suitable question for here but is the new Chrome app for IOS just a UIWebView?
If so then would it be safe to assume that there shouldn't be any rendering differences between it and mobile Safari?
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As you might have heard, Google Chrome is now available for the iPhone and iPad, but before you get too excited, you need to realize that it isn't Chrome at all. It's Apple's Safari with a 'chrome' interface. The actual browser, the rendering, and javascript engine is 100% Apple Safari.
Google Chrome is a great alternative browser for Safari on iOS devices like iPhone and iPad. You can easily install from the App Store and get ready with Google sign-in for data sync and personalization.
Which browser iOS use in their webview? Safari browser installed in iOS & webview browser (if safari) are same or there are difference?
Chrome for iOS continues to use WebKit because Apple requires that web browsers on that platform must do so.
No, it is not just a UiWebView. Mike Pinkerton's post on chrome-team googlegroup:
Chrome for iOS has some pretty major technical restrictions imposed by the App Store, such as the requirement to use the built-in UIWebView for rendering, no V8, and a single-process model. As a result it’s been challenging to re-use critical Chromium infrastructure components. That said, there is a lot of code we do leverage, such as the network layer, the sync and bookmarks infrastructure, omnibox, metrics and crash reporting, and a growing portion of content.
The networking layer alone contains a lot of optimizations to enhance your browsing. Here's a quick overview: http://www.igvita.com/2012/06/04/chrome-networking-dns-prefetch-and-tcp-preconnect/
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