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Brave vs Edge vs Firefox - Browser Benchmarks - Reddit
Oct 10, 2021 · Concerning Brave, Brave looks to have substantially lower benchmark scores than Edge. I'm interested as to why Brave is touted as being quicker and more efficient than Chrome, …
Firefox vs Brave : r/browsers - Reddit
Oct 30, 2022 · Brave is really private out of the box, plus being a Chromium browser, it has all the performance benefits you'd expect from a Chromium browser. Firefox has the advantages and …
What are your guy's honest thoughts on Brave Browser? : r/brave
Sep 18, 2021 · Brave is on a mission to fix the web by giving users a safer, faster and more private browsing experience, while supporting content creators through a new attention-based rewards …
Opera GX vs Brave : r/browsers - Reddit
Aug 18, 2020 · Opera GX - Cons: It steals your informations, the ad-block doesn't work really well compared to Brave. Brave - Pros: Great ad-blocker, shows, how much time you have saved using …
Which is better? Mozilla Firefox vs Brave : r/browsers - Reddit
Jul 6, 2022 · On Android, Brave doesn't allow extensions, but Firefox does! Dark Reader: enables dark mode everywhere, even for websites that usually wouldn't allow it. Cuts power consumption …
Why is there such an overwhelmingly negative discourse ... - Reddit
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Apr 5, 2023 · Brave is on a mission to fix the web by giving users a safer, faster and more private browsing experience, while supporting content creators through a new attention-based rewards …
Why does it seem like everyone is turning on Brave? : r/browsers
Brave has more bloat, but at this point both browsers have it, and that's just how it is. At least it comes disabled in Brave and is opt-in, while it is enabled by default and is opt-out in Firefox. One …
Librewolf vs Brave - I tested them so you don't have to.
Mar 15, 2022 · Warning: I won't take in comparison the ideology (Chromium / Gecko) or the enterprises behind them (Brave's CEO homofobic / Mozilla being fully funded by Google / Brave …
Brave or Edge? : r/browsers - Reddit
Brave is more privacy and security oriented and it's like a light version of Chrome in terms of performance. And Edge also has interesting features like bing ai, pdf reader, voice reader. If you …
