This One App Is Why Your iPhone Battery Drains So Fast
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Summary
The Google Chrome mobile browser could be using more battery life than Apple’s Safari browser on iPhones and iPads, according to a recent test carried out by MakeUseOf.
The tester conducted an hour-long constant scrolling test using the same iPhone, bookmarklet script and webpage, and found Chrome consumed 5% of the battery, dropping the battery from 88% to 83%, while Safari consumed 3%, dropping the battery from 90% to 87%.
Although the test did not take into consideration a typical user’s varied mobile browsing habits, it suggests Chrome could consume 60% more battery than Safari.
The researcher decided to uninstall Chrome from her iPhone after the test, because importing browsing history from Chrome to Safari is now straightforward, and the battery life difference could “extend my phone’s life by switching browsers”.
However, they concluded by saying they were not “vilifying Chrome”, which remains their default browser on desktop computers.
