What is the most battery-lasting browser? Microsoft runs battery consumption test · Run 2nd round

In June 2016Revealed that Chrome is the browser that most reduces laptop batteriesMicrosoft was doing browser comparison again in Surface Book equipped with "Anniversary Update" released on the first anniversary of the appearance of Windows 10.

Microsoft Edge now gets even more out of your battery | Windows Experience Blog
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/09/15/edge-battery-anniversary-update/#oXWp9MLrxrhEckBm.97

In the test, we installed browsers of Firefox, Edge, Chrome, Opera on 4 Surface Book, and started playing streaming video of Netflix at the same timing. The time to shut down and run out of the battery is being compared.

Microsoft Edge Experiment: Battery Life Windows 10 Anniversary Update Round 1 - YouTube


We prepared 4 Surface Book and test started. The Netflix movie is 1080p picture quality only for Edge, and the remaining three are for 720p playback. In other words, Edge-equipped machines are required to have even higher specifications.


In the test, switching off the power at the same time from the state where the battery was fully charged, switching to battery drive, and starting playback of Netflix. Which browsers can be played back when 3 hours have passed ......


Firefox first dropped out. The time is 5 hours 11 minutes 34 seconds.


The next dropout was Chrome, shutting down in 6 hours, 3 minutes and 54 seconds.


And Opera finished in 7 hours 8 minutes 58 seconds ... ...


Edge, which continued playing until the end, resulted in using the battery at 8 hours 47 minutes and 6 seconds.


When comparing the results, it is as follows, Edge is 69% compared with Firefox, 45% compared with Chrome, 23% compared with Opera It turned out that the battery was usable for a long time.

Firefox 48:5 hours 11 minutes 34 seconds (312 minutes)
Chrome 53:6 hours 3 minutes 54 seconds (364 minutes)
Opera 39:7 hours 8 minutes 58 seconds (429 minutes)
Microsoft Edge:8 hours 47 minutes 6 seconds (527 minutes)

This result seems to depend a lot on Anniversary Update of Windows 10. Due to the OS update, the Edge's power consumption has been reduced by 12%, which seems to lead to this long drive.