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Microsoft Reproduces Google's Battery Life Test To Show Edge Beats Chrome (venturebeat.com)
Earlier this year, Microsoft said that its Edge browser was more power efficient than Google's Chrome, a claim that Google refuted with its own findings. But the debate isn't over. An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft is at it again -- touting Edge as the most battery-efficient browser on Windows 10. The company has rerun its battery tests from the previous quarter using the latest versions of the major browsers, open-sourced its lab test on GitHub, and published the full methodology. But this time, Microsoft says it also replicated one of Google's tests to show that Edge lasts longer than Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
A test specified, run and controlled by a party with a huge vested interested. And one that has been convicted for criminal behavior twice. Yep, that inspires confidence.
While I share your concern when it comes to Microsoft, the test has been Open Sourced. Please point at the bad part. Explain also why you trust Google.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Say what you will about M$FT or IE or whatever, but Edge is surprisingly fast and efficient.
I bought a tiny $80 Windows 10 tablet with around 2gb of ram and a minuscule atom processor, and Chrome will choke at just about everything (especially gmail). Edge opens quickly, browses quickly, and utilizes very little memory.
Not shilling for Edge or Microsoft by any means, but for what its worth, they definitely improved their web browser pretty substantially.