Which Is The Most Power Efficient & Battery Friendly Browser?

We all know that Google's Chrome browser and Mozilla's Firefox have been most used browsers in recent few years. But recently, Microsoft claimed that the recent number 1 browser Chrome may not be a friendly tool for your laptop's battery. In a battery test video, the software giant has pitted its Edge browser against Chrome, Firefox and Opera browsers by streaming the same HD video for hours.

The below results came up after the test (in hours : minutes : seconds):

• Chrome: 4:19:50
• Firefox: 5:09:30
• Opera: 6:18:33
• Microsoft Edge: 7:22:07

As per the above results, Microsoft proved that it's Edge browser lasted 70% longer than Chrome. It also claimed that even for non-video tasks, its browser lasts 36 to 53% longer than the rivals.

Picture Credit : Microsoft

These tasks, as claimed by the company, include things like opening sites, tabs, reading emails, scrolling articles and watching small videos. Microsoft has also reportedly published data it collected from millions Windows 10 PCs. In a blogpost, the software giant claims, "We designed Microsoft Edge from the ground up to prioritize power efficiency and deliver more battery life, without any special battery saving mode or changes to the default settings."

According to the latest data from NetApplications, Chrome is now the most popular browser in the world. The browser has over 45% share in the market. The biggest loser, according to the study, is Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which went from 41.37% down to 38.6% during the month of May.

Microsoft is working to make Microsoft Edge even more efficient with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update soon. No doubt about that, once immensely popular Internet Explorer is almost dead now and a re-birth has been given as Edge to it. Let's see how it goes in it's journey ahead competing it's rivals.

Google Chrome Is Now The Most Popular Web Browser

Global Stats from StatCounter published a report which says Google Chrome is fast approaching and the most popular Web browser worldwide. Last week, Google Chrome surpassed Microsoft Internet Explorer for the first time with 32.76 percent market share, while Internet Explorer dipped to 31.94 percent. Currently both are having a difference of less than a percentage in market share.

Source: StatCounter Global Stats – Browser Market Share

StatCounter is a free, online visitor stats tool. The StatCounter Global Stats are based on aggregate data collected by StatCounter on a sample exceeding 15 billion pageviews per month collected from across the StatCounter network of more than 3 million websites.

Last year, Internet Explorer was leading the web browser market share with 43 percent, followed by Mozilla Firefox with 29 percent, and Chrome at the third position with 19 percent.

Even though Chrome is now leading worldwide, Internet Explorer still leads in the USA with 37 percent, while Chrome is only 23 percent, followed by Mozilla Firefox 22 percent.

Opera Mini 7 for Android Released

Web browsers are used according to the region and the OS platforms. Along with IE, Chrome, Firefox now Opera Mini web browser version 7 for Android is released today, it is available in the Google Play store. 160 million users or more are using Opera Mini all over the world. This version 7 is really very fast and provides speedy browsing resulting visiting sites smoother. Newly added OpenGLES hardware acceleration has evolved this newly version release. The number of Speed Dial buttons on the browser home screen is now unlimited and thats the best part of this version.

The browser now has the Exit button, the absence of which has been annoying me. Opera Mini reduces data costs by up to 90% with a unique compression technology.

Opera Mini 7 now provides better Tab management. The browser now provides user interface for searching for text within a page (Find-in-page UI). The latest version supports RTL (right-to-left) text support in UI for Arabic and Hebrew.

You may also check out Opera Mobile, the premium experience when on Wi-Fi or wireless broadband. Wondering what is the difference between Opera Mini and Opera Mobile?