Technology giant Microsoft seems to have entered the battleground of browsers with its newly revamped Edge browser. In its latest blog, the company has launched a video test comparing the battery life of laptops running Edge, with the battery life of laptops running other browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and even Opera.Microsoft has claimed that Edge Browser provides 36-53 percent more battery life than Chrome.
To do the test, Microsoft ran the Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browsers on the Surface Book. The Chrome browser was the first to lose, not lasting more than about 4 hours 20 minutes approximately. The second one to go was the Mozilla Firefox, which lasted for a little more than 5 hours approximately. Opera, with its new battery saver feature also stayed in the game for 6 hours 18 minutes before giving up. However, the video test pits the Edge browser as the winner, with it lasting up to 7 hours 22 minutes before draining the battery of the Surface Book.
“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. Our testing and data show that you can simply browse longer with Microsoft Edge than with Chrome, Firefox, or Opera on Windows 10 devices:, the blog post reads.
Microsoft further states in its blog, “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, using fewer CPU cycles, consuming less memory, and minimizing the impact of background activity and peripheral content like Flash advertisements. These improvements will build on the efficiency demonstrated below to make sure you can stay online longer with Microsoft Edge.”