

Note that these savings are additional to the savings that Brave already realizes with respect to the major browser vendors”. “The below results show a significant performance boost provided by our new codebase: 3% CPU savings, 5% battery savings, and a staggering 18% bandwidth savings. During the test, high-end smartphones running the latest versions of these browsers and the brave browser were made to load the top-10 news websites with the test focusing on data, energy, and CPU consumption.ĭetails of the results of the test reads: The new app is already available for download on Google Play.Īs part of the announcement, Brave published details of performance testing of its new Android browser with the offerings of the aforementioned competitors. These savings are additional to the savings that Brave already realized when compared with major browser vendors (30%-50% bandwidth and battery reduction compared to Chrome, Firefox, and Opera)”Īccording to Brave, these novel features tip the scale in favor of its new Android offering when compared against the likes of Vivaldi, DuckDuckGo, and Firefox Preview. “This new version is a seamless transition for Brave users as the user interface remains the same, but it does provide performance enhancements such as battery savings (5%), as well as CPU and data savings (3%), compared to the previous version (1.5.9). According to the technical specifications detailed by the announcement, the new Brave for Android smartphones comes with enhanced battery and data saving features. Brave Unveils High-Performance Android Browserīrave announced the release of the new Android browser via a blog post on its website published on Monday (March 6, 2020).

Privacy-focused browser Brave has announced the launch of a new Android version with the same code repository as its desktop counterpart allowing for the easier deployment of future fixes across both platforms.
