{"id":169073,"date":"2016-06-21T11:25:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T09:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=169073"},"modified":"2016-06-21T11:27:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T09:27:16","slug":"why-microsoft-edge-is-better-than-chrome-and-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/169073-why-microsoft-edge-is-better-than-chrome-and-firefox.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Microsoft Edge is better than Chrome and Firefox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft&#8217;s Edge Internet browser is more power efficient than\u00a0Chrome, Firefox, and Opera on Windows 10 devices, said the company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2016\/06\/20\/more-battery-with-edge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Microsoft conducted power-efficiency tests<\/strong><\/a> on the browsers, with the aim of showing laptop and tablet users that they can get more out of their battery life with Edge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our testing and data show that you can simply browse longer with Microsoft Edge,&#8221; said Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft measured the browsers&#8217;\u00a0power consumption across three dimensions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a controlled lab environment.<\/li>\n<li>Using real-world energy telemetry.<\/li>\n<li>Using time-lapse videos of each browser performing the same tasks until the battery dies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Edge won in all three, said Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to focus on power efficiency with regular updates to Windows 10, and the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will include even more power-saving improvements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Power consumption compared<\/h3>\n<p>The graph below shows the CPU, GPU, and Wi-Fi power consumption of a\u00a0Surface Book when the tested browsers were set to execute the same series of activities.<\/p>\n<p>Websites used included Facebook, Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Browser-power-consumption.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-169077 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Browser-power-consumption-640x352.png\" alt=\"Browser power consumption\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Browser-power-consumption-640x352.png 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Browser-power-consumption-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Browser-power-consumption.png 999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft also used\u00a0telemetry from millions of Windows 10 devices in its tests, and found that Edge delivered a lower power draw than Chrome and Firefox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Power-consumption.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-169075 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Power-consumption-640x368.png\" alt=\"Power consumption\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Power-consumption-640x368.png 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Power-consumption-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Power-consumption.png 873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The video below details Microsoft&#8217;s time-lapse test.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Edge lasted 70% longer than Chrome, 43% longer than Firefox, and 17% longer than Opera (with Battery Saver enabled), said Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rjrxOOfi54k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Microsoft Edge<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/161054-microsoft-edge-browser-to-block-flash-ads.html\">Microsoft Edge browser to block Flash ads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/160218-microsoft-edge-not-getting-a-native-ad-blocker.html\">Microsoft Edge not getting a native ad blocker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has detailed why its Edge browser is better than Chrome, Firefox, and 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