Chrome vs. Firefox 3.1 vs. IE8: How do they stack up so far?

The browser battles are back, and the contenders are coming out swinging


(PC World) Mozilla's second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up now? One thing's for sure, the Firefox team has taken note of Google's recent Chrome release and worked hard to make sure its offering can hold its own.

Mozilla had already claimed its 3.1 version could outperform Chrome when it comes to speed (and most independent tests show it at least tying). Now, the engineers have incorporated Chrome-initiated options such as the ability to drag and drop tabs in and out of browser windows. The second alpha release also adds support for the HTML 5 video tag, which gives Web developers expanded options for embedding video within a page. Don't forget, too, that Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 -- released at the end of August and quickly eclipsed by Chrome's introduction -- is also vying for a piece of the pie.

Here's a breakdown of the highlights and lowlights of each offering and where it stands as far as a full release.


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Mozilla Firefox had the edge since their speed from TraceMonkey can catch up to Google's V8 system but the loading speed is still slow compared to the lightweight Chrome. Google also has work to do about add-ons and customisation which maybe when Firefox have the best chance to match or be better than Chrome in all aspects.

Firefox all the way 8)

at only version 3 it is one of the best, cant wait to see what firefox holds in future.