Comparison of four browsers such as IE9 in five aspects: webpage loading speed is similar

Foreign media published an article today, comparing four latest Internet browsers, including IE9, Firefox 4, Chrome 10, and Safari 5. The following is the main content of the article: a new browser should have the following features: faster speed, more reasonable user interface, so that users can pay more attention to Internet content, rather than the browser itself, you can also search through the address bar of your browser. This browser should also support HTML5 technology and attract third-party developers to develop plug-ins for them, so that users can enjoy personalized browsing experience.

 

Market Share changes of various browsers

This browser should also support hardware acceleration to make full use of the performance of users' computer graphics cards. In addition, this browser should also enhance its privacy control function and synchronize it with users' mobile phones.

Which browser meets this requirement? Currently, major browser products on the market include Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft IE, and Mozilla Firefox. After 10 years of silence, the competition in the browser market is gradually recovering. Microsoft launched IE9 this week, while Google released Chrome 10 last week. Mozilla will release Firefox 4 this month, which will integrate some attractive new features. The Safari 5 launched by Apple in last June is also a browser that uses many new technologies.

For consumers, restoring competition in the browser market is good news, but this also causes consumers to be confused when selecting a browser. Although these browsers have many similarities, there are also some key differences.

Speed

These four browsers have been optimized in terms of webpage loading speed, using smart cache technology and more advanced rendering engines. Although some browsers perform better on some websites, such speed differences are almost imperceptible to common users.

The real difference between these browsers is the hardware acceleration feature, which is supported by IE9, Firefox 4, and Chrome 10. With hardware acceleration technology, browsers can use the computer's graphics processor to speed up opening complex pages. In the future, websites can integrate HD videos with other mobile images in the background.

However, the hardware acceleration functions of all browsers are the same currently. Tests show that IE9 performs better in this aspect than other browsers, but this is only for Windows 7 systems. Because 55% of PCs still use the XP system, most users will not be able to use this function.

Firefox 4 and Chrome 10 Support Hardware acceleration in the XP system. In Chrome 10, you need to manually enable this function because it is disabled by default.

Privacy Control

As more and more third-party advertisers collect users' personal information on the Internet, new browsers will need to find new ways to help users restrict such behaviors of advertisers. The tracking protection function of IE9, Firefox 4's "do not track" function, and similar plug-ins of Chrome 10 allow users to control which websites can collect their data.

Chrome 10 users can install a plug-in to permanently prevent advertisers from collecting user information. In IE9, you can create a list of advertisers to prevent them from tracking. Firefox 4 is the only browser that works directly with advertisers. Advertisers can voluntarily add the "do not track" list. Users only need to enable this function to avoid being tracked.

Synchronization

Both Chrome 10 and Firefox 4 allow users to synchronize desktop browsers with mobile browsers. Chrome users can install an application named "Chrome to mobile phone" in the desktop browser and Android mobile phone. You only need to click a button to send any content that you see on your PC to your Android phone.

Firefox provides more functions. Any content viewed on the desktop browser can be automatically synchronized to the mobile phone. You do not have to send the content manually.

Unique features

Various browsers have some unique features. IE9 allows you to pin your website to the taskbar and right-click it to go to the jump list. This means that users can open a website just like they open an application.

Firefox can view and manage all opened labels in a window. Chrome can help users save all information in the cloud computing system to synchronize browsing history and settings. Safari has a built-in Readability function. In addition, it can clear advertisements on webpages.