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>especially since for some reason using Safari extends battery life for a huge amount on a side note i see several people say this but using a 2015 mbp I don't

• moreati 11y ago
  The recent spike you've seen might trace back to http://blog.getbatterybox.com/which-browser-is-the-most-energy-efficient-chrome-vs-safari-vs-firefox/ http://blog.getbatterybox.com/which-browser-is-the-most-ener... I make no claim about it's veracity, just saw the headline recently - probably on HN.
• runako 11y ago
  The BatteryBox folks did some tests and posted the results: http://blog.getbatterybox.com/which-browser-is-the-most-energy-efficient-chrome-vs-safari-vs-firefox/ http://blog.getbatterybox.com/which-browser-is-the-most-ener... >> TL;DR; If you’re a MacBook user, you’re losing an average of 1 hour of total battery life by using Chrome. Firefox is a little better, but Safari is the clear winner. You’ll want to use Safari if you want to get the most battery out of your laptop.
• acdha 11y ago
  If you don't have Flash installed the power savings will go a long way towards making up for the difference between the two.
• Veratyr 11y ago
  The Verge claims[0] 13 hours and 18 minutes for Safari, 9 hours and 45 minutes for Chrome on the 2015 Retina MacBook Pro 13". [0]: http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/10/8381447/chrome-macbook-battery-life http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/10/8381447/chrome-macbook-bat...