Various activities of our daily lives revolve around the internet. From getting recipes to preparing food to playing games in leisure time. Given that, on average, a person spends 7 hours on the internet, one thing that helps connect us to the internet is browsers. They navigate between different web pages in order to provide us with the desired result based on our searches. Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are two types of browsers that help us get information from web pages.
Chrome vs Edge
The main difference between Chrome and Edge is that both Chrome and Edge have different user interfaces. While both the browsers by default put the tabs we open in the browser in rows at the top of the browser, Edge gives an option to switch tabs towards the side of the browser in a vertical way. Another difference is that both have different search engines. While Chrome uses Google as its search engine, Edge uses Bing.
Google Chrome, established on September 2nd, 2008 by Google, is an internet browser that helps users connect to different web pages to retrieve data. Even though Chrome has faced competition right from when it was released, it stands out as being one of the most popular internet browsers. According to the most recent statistics, Chrome accounts for a whopping 66.6 percent of the global internet browser market share. Google Chrome supports various devices such as Linux, Android, Windows, iOS, Chrome OS, etc. Google Chrome’s search engine is Google.
Microsoft Edge, launched on April 29, 2015, is also a type of internet browser that helps connect to the internet by juggling through various webpages to retrieve the required data. Although not the most popular, Microsoft Edge doesn’t lag behind and comes in second place among the most widely used internet browsers on the globe. It accounts for 7.75 percent of all internet browser usage worldwide. It is the default browser on Windows. Microsoft Edge, developed by Microsoft, uses Bing as its search engine and supports devices such as Linux, Android, Windows, iOS, etc.
Comparison Table Between Chrome and Edge
| Parameters of Comparison | Chrome | Edge |
| Tabs | The tabs in Chrome are located at the top of each page and cannot be shifted anywhere else. | The tabs at Edge are, by default, located at the top of each page. However, they can be shifted towards the side in vertical format. |
| Search engine | Chrome uses Google as its search engine. | Edge uses Bing as its search engine. |
| Speed | Chrome is said to be slower in speed than Edge. | Edge is claimed to be 112% faster than Chrome by Microsoft. Upon usage by various users, it is said to be true. |
| Cross-device | Chrome supports cross-device accessibility with Chrome OS. | Edge does not support the cross-device accessibility of Chrome OS. |
| Extension | Chrome has an extension for up to 150,000 stores. | The Edge does not have any extensions. |
| RAM | Chrome has a RAM of 1.4 GB. | The Edge has a RAM of 665 MB. |
| Collection feature | Chrome does not have any features called “collection”. | Edge has a feature called “Collection” where users can store similar sites, webpages, images, texts, videos, etc. |
| Task manager | Chrome has a feature called “Task Manager” that allows users to see what tabs are open inside Chrome. | The Edge does not have any such feature. |
What is Chrome?
Google Chrome is one of the many browsers that help users connect to the internet. It was launched by Google on September 2nd, 2008, and uses Google as its search engine. Google Chrome runs on various devices such as Linux, Android, Windows, iOS, Chrome OS, etc.
Chrome has a minimalistic user interface that helps users understand it easily without any difficulty. Chrome has great security features and also warns users if they have intentionally or unintentionally visited potentially harmful websites. Google Chrome also provides the feature of a task manager. While a user is inside Google Chrome, simply pressing Shift+Escape will help open a task manager window which shows all the pages open inside Google Chrome.
In comparison to the total number of global users among all internet browsers, Google Chrome has a whopping 66.6 per cent global user base. Google Chrome is also the default browser on Android mobile phones.
What is Edge?
Microsoft Edge, launched by Microsoft on April 29, 2015, is an internet browser that juggles between various web pages to provide users with the required information. It is one of the fastest internet browsers. When launched, Microsoft claimed that Edge was 112% faster than Chrome, which, after testing by various users, appeared to be true.
Microsoft Edge allows cross-accessibility on various devices such as Linux, Android, Windows, iOS, etc. In addition to this, Edge also has a feature where users can set their tabs towards the side of the window, i.e., vertically. Microsoft Edge uses Bing as its search engine. Microsoft Edge is also the default web browser on Windows.
Microsoft Edge, despite not being the most popular web browser, accounts for 7.75 per cent of all web browsers used globally. Microsoft has another feature called “Collection” that allows users to group similar types of sites or images. Microsoft Edge has “My Feed” as its default first web page that shows news, videos, images, and many other things tailored according to the likeness of the user.
Main Differences Between Chrome and Edge
- Chrome has its list of tabs open horizontally on the top of the webpage, while Edge, although by default, has its tabs open at the top as well, can be shifted towards the side of the webpage, which cannot be done in Chrome.
- Chrome uses Google as its search engine, while Edge uses Bing as its search engine.
- Chrome is said to be slower in comparison to Edge. On the other hand, Microsoft claims Edge to be 112% faster than Chrome.
- Chrome supports Chrome OS in its cross-device accessibility feature, while Edge doesn’t support Chrome OS in its cross-device accessibility feature.
- Chrome has RAM of 1.4GB while Edge has 665 MB as RAM
- While Chrome doesn’t have any features called “collection,” Edge has a feature called “collection” where users can save similar types of web pages, texts, images, videos, etc.
- Chrome has a feature called “Task Manager” that users can open by pressing Shift+Escape. It displays all the web pages currently open in Chrome, while Edge doesn’t have any such feature.
Conclusion
Chrome and Edge are two types of web browsers that help users connect to the internet to retrieve any information that they desire. Although both Chrome and Edge have to do more or less the same job, i.e., connect people to the internet, they have various different features that make them different from each other. Both Chrome and Edge also use different search engines that have different application accessibility within them. Chrome is the default browser for Android mobile phones, while Edge is the default browser for Windows.
References
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