Rosyna KellerMar 25

Google claims “Android is now the fastest mobile platform for web browsing when using Chrome”.

I find this interesting because Chrome on Android doesn’t support extensions or content blockers, two technologies that greatly increase the speed and responsiveness of browsing…
https://blog.chromium.org/2026/03/android-sets-new-record-for-mobile-web.html

Android Sets New Record for Mobile Web Performance

A core part of the Android experience is the web. Whether you are browsing in Chrome or using one of the >90% of Android apps that utilize...

Chromium Blog
Show threadJames AtkinsonMar 25
@rosyna I find it odd because I assume they are testing Android devices using the 8 Gen 5 soc, which is slower than the X Elite 2, but gets pretty much the same Speedometer score!
Show threadRosyna Keller

@jimmyjamesuk it also seems odd because one of the tests, LoadLine 2, is explicitly only designed for Chrome and runs on real pages with tons of ads.

https://chromium.googlesource.com/crossbench/+/refs/heads/main/config/benchmark/loadline2/

config/benchmark/loadline2 - crossbench - Git at Google

Mar 25 at 7:49pmIvory for iOS