You surf fastest on Android with Chrome browser, Google announced. It beat the competition in tests

When Apple and Google compete for user favor, rarely does either side dare to make such a direct statement. Google has now done so, announcing on its Chromium blog that Android is officially the fastest mobile platform for web browsing. It relies on two key benchmarks in which flagship Android phones crush the competition.

Benchmarks speak for themselves

Google uses two tools for measurement. The first is Speedometer 3.1, an industry standard developed in collaboration with Apple and Mozilla, which simulates real user actions and measures responsiveness during clicking, scrolling, or typing. The second is LoadLine, a newer benchmark focused on the speed of loading complete web pages.

The results? Top Android phones in LoadLine outperform unnamed competition (almost certainly iOS) by up to 47%. Additionally, some flagship models have improved their scores in both benchmarks year-over-year by 20–60% compared to their predecessors.

What was the key to success?

According to Google, this leap is due to deep collaboration between hardware, the Android operating system, and the Chrome browser engine. The company worked with chipset and smartphone manufacturers to optimize the kernel and task scheduler to utilize hardware as efficiently as possible.

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It is important that the Chrome engine is used by over 90% of all Android applications through the WebView component. Thus, web acceleration will translate into the overall phone usage experience.

What does this mean for the average user?

While benchmark numbers look impressive, Google admits that in everyday use, you will feel an acceleration in the single-digit percentages – specifically 4–6% for page loading and 6–9% for more demanding interactions. Even so, this is measurable progress that will be particularly noticeable when working with complex websites and web applications.

Do you perceive a difference in Chrome browser speed on your Android phone?

Sources: Chromium Blog, 9to5Google, Notebookcheck