
Microsoft freely admits that it was a risk to develop a new web browser from scratch. However, Microsoft Edge is coming along nicely, even if it is still behind main rival Google Chrome. One area where Edge has consistently been superior is in battery life. Naturally, Microsoft has been vocal about this, and the company is at it again. Now that the Windows 10 Creators Update is out in the wild, Microsoft is showing how the feature update has improved battery efficiency in Edge. If you have been following the Microsoft Edge battery life story, you will know the company has issued videos pitting the browser against rivals. In its latest test, Microsoft conducted the same test across Edge, Firefox, and Chrome. The same hardware and conditions were used for all browsers. Microsoft set up a Surface Book with the Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, Intel HD Graphics 520, running with the Creators Update. Each of the browsers (Edge, Firefox, and Chrome), where then streaming video from Vimeo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wOz9MuwERs Microsoft points out that each device was configured to get the most from the battery. For example, Display settings were set to brightness at 75%. Location and Bluetooth were disabled, while the Quiet hours feature was turned on. Furthermore, updates were disabled and Windows Battery Saver was on. The results showed that Microsoft Edge is still comfortably the best browser for battery life. It lasted 77% longer than Firefox and 35% longer than Chrome. Edge running version 40.1506.0.0 lasted for an impressive 12 hours and 31 minutes. Chrome (64-bit version 57.0.2987.133 ) lasted 9 hours and 17 minutes, and Firefox (32-bit version 52.0.1) lasted 7 hours and four minutes.