Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
The web browsers Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are among the most widely used web browsers in the world, with the younger Chrome browser in particular gaining significant market share recently. Both browsers have advantages and disadvantages, although they are basically on par. Find out here what differences there are and how you might decide.
Speed advantages of Google Chrome
The main advantage of Chrome over Firefox is the speed of the web browser.
- The speed affects the start of the browser itself. While Google Chrome starts very quickly and is ready for use even with many installed extensions, Mozilla Firefox takes a long time to open. Firefox also takes longer to start if you have multiple extensions installed.
- Google Chrome also impresses with its fast page loading when surfing.
In almost all speed tests (so-called "benchmarks") it is Google Chrome is the fastest browser, with Firefox just behind.
Better data protection with Mozilla Firefox
Google repeatedly has to struggle with data protection problems and allegations. This is also the case with his web browser, while many things are more anonymous with Mozilla Firefox.
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- For example, you must have a Google account with Chrome in order to use the synchronization options. During the synchronization, your special web browser data such as your bookmarks, your saved passwords, the timeline and any open tabs backed up so that you can re-import your Chrome data in the event of a computer crash, for example.
- This synchronization function is also available in Firefox. It takes longer to set up than Google Chrome and you get an individual key that you have to keep, but you can use any key e-mail-Use the address so that the data is stored more anonymously than is the case with Google Chrome.
- In addition, all characters that you type in the Chrome address line are sent directly to the selected one, unencrypted Search engine (Google by default), as the address line also serves as a search box. Although the characters entered in the search box are also sent unencrypted in Firefox, it is this is not the case with the address line, so that your personal surfing behavior is fundamentally more protected expires.
Chrome and Firefox at eye level
With all other basic properties of a web browser, Chrome and Firefox do not differ at all or only slightly.
- Especially when it comes to security, both browsers do nothing and protect you effectively against harmful websites or, if necessary, against unwanted cookies.
- When selecting extensions, both web browsers are on the same level. Both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox offer you loads of extensions that you can install with just a few clicks. However, Chrome has the advantage over Firefox that you don't have to restart the browser to use an extension that has just been installed.
- Even with the remaining standard functions of a modern web browser such as tabbing, anonymously surfing or a bookmark manager, both web browsers are on par.
- In addition, new versions or updates are regularly published for both web browsers in order to fix any errors or security gaps.
In conclusion, it can be said that both web browsers are rightly among the most popular browsers and differ only slightly, so that you decide on the basis of your individual ideas have to. So if you already have a Google account, for example, and have no problem with more data about you being stored centrally, Google Chrome is the better choice for you. If you have any concerns about your data, it is better to use Mozilla Firefox.
