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Edge Beats Chrome in Battery Test, Says Microsoft (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the at-it-again dept.

The latest installment of Microsoft's browser battery challenge shows once again that Edge consumes less energy than Chrome and Firefox. From a report: With the Windows 10 April 2018 Update rolling out across the globe, Microsoft thinks it's once again time to square Edge up against Chrome and Firefox in a new battery-life test. Microsoft's browser experiment shows a time-lapse of "three identical devices, three different browsers, streaming one video." Firefox, Edge, and Chrome play what appears to be a Netflix video on three Surface Books. As usual, the Edge device lasts the longest, depleting the battery after 14 hours and 20 minutes. The Chrome device lasted 12 hours and 32 minutes, while the Firefox laptop ran out of steam after just seven hours and 15 minutes.

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  1. Cigarettes are healthy! by DatbeDank · · Score: 4, Funny

    Says Phillip Morris and Altria Group

  2. Don't care by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wouldn't use Edge even if it recharged my batteries! It's a shitty browser, on top of an awful OS.

    1. Re:Don't care by Calydor · · Score: 2

      How would you like a car where you have to adjust the mirrors, change the position of the seat, and re-inflate the tires every single morning - as a DESIGN FEATURE?

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    2. Re:Don't care by mark-t · · Score: 2

      The reason has nothing to do with Edge. It's managed by the OS, whether Edge is installed or not. Applications developed specifically for Windows 10 will exhibit the same behavior with regards to file extension handling.

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  3. Yeah right, "Microsoft Says..." by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Best browser ever, believe me! So fast it's a blur, like my wonderful hair! All A-plus; the Yuuuge crowd just loves Edge...and my hair. Chrome is for fake losers. #MEGA!"

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    Table-ized A.I.
  4. Infinitely better battery life than Chrome... by CharlesAKAChuck · · Score: 4, Funny

    considering I'm never using Edge, whereas Chrome does use quite a bit of my battery due to constant usage.

  5. Great research by EMN13 · · Score: 2

    Wherein browsers are actually simply video players.

  6. Why don't I use Edge? IE6 by ilsaloving · · Score: 3, Insightful

    IE6 demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that if Microsoft manages to get even the slightest lead over everyone else, their innovation will grind to a screeching halt and anything they do do will be exclusively for their own benefit.

    I mean, we knew this already thanks to countless other examples of their behaviour, but IE6 is probably one of those visible and glaring, directly impacting the entire computer industry and internet.

  7. I don't understand by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What's the point of Edge if it doesn't run on any good, professional operating system?

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  8. Re:Why don't I use Edge? IE6 by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...if Microsoft manages to get even the slightest lead over everyone else, their innovation will grind to a screeching halt and anything they do do will be exclusively for their own benefit.

    Uh, so instead we let Google pull that.

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  9. Re: Why don't I use Edge? IE6 by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 3, Informative

    When IE6 came out, I seem to recall MS publicly stating they were ceasing development of IE. Unsurprisingly, once Firefox came out and started decimating their market share, they started up again.

  10. Doesn't matter by Snotnose · · Score: 3, Interesting

    1) 90% of the time when browsing I'm plugged into the local nuclear power plant.
    2) Last time I tried Edge the only site that worked well was microsoft.com

  11. Says Microsoft by OneHundredAndTen · · Score: 2

    A company that has been found guilty in a court of law of criminal behavior. What credibility do they have?

  12. But... by Pezbian · · Score: 2

    Does Edge hog RAM like Chrome does?

    I swear Chrome could store each page as a big ol' bitmap and still use less RAM than it does.

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  13. Re:Yeah, the browser decides your battery life by Cederic · · Score: 2

    That's a terrible analogy. Fried eggs are awesome.