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Edge browser on Windows 10 Mobile TP goes up against Chrome and Firefox on benchmark tests

November 23, 2015

Microsoft has changed the name of Internet Explorer on Windows 10, to Edge. This includes Windows 10 Mobile. The crew in Redmond did more than just change the name of the browser, it reworked it with the Chrome browser in its crosshairs. To see how the Edge browser measures up against both Chrome and mobile Firefox, ReWritable decided to perform a couple of benchmark tests. A Microsoft Lumia 640 was outfitted with the Windows 10 Mobil Technical Preview (build 10586.11) and went up against an Android 5.1 powered second-generation Motorola Moto G LTE. Both handsets pack the Snapdragon 400 chipset, the Adreno 305 GPU, and a 720 x 1280 resolution screen.

Each test was run three times and the results show the average score of the three runs. Both devices were plugged in with the screen lock timers disabled.

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