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buddawigg... buddawigg...
 
M$1 August 09, 2009 03:43 AM

What are some features of the Mozilla Firefox browser that makes it better than Google Chrome?

I currently use Google Chrome and I'm quite satisfied with it but I'm curious so I have just downloaded Mozilla Firefox and was looking for some heads-up tips or tricks.
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ghanan2000... ghanan2000...
 
 August 09, 2009 02:15 PM
First of all I love the expandability of Firefox with tons of addons to customize it into your wish, which Google Chrome lacks.

I would mention about the number of themes, Firefox got to support it, but recently Chrome has released it's themes pack which are available for only the Google Chrome 3.0.195.3 and above.
https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en/themes/index.html

Another feature I love in Firefox is, the Private Browsing, which can be accessed through Tools (Ctrl+Shift+P). It would make your browsing secure, as Firefox does not save anything about your surfing during the time period.

Also, when considering internet browsing, the security features offered are what makes the user to feel safe during their surfing, and Firefox does not miss to offer those features.

In my opinion, what makes the browser best is it's memory consumption and page loading time. At this point, Google Chrome takes the Number #1 place.

Benchmark :
IE8 5708.4ms / 5632.4ms
Safari 4 beta 994.0ms / 1138.6ms
Firefox 3.1b3 1865.0ms / 2004.8ms
Chrome 2 beta 991.2ms / 976.0ms

http://www.favbrowser.com/images/safar-4-vs-firefox-3-vs-google-chrome-vs-opera-10-vs-ie-8.jpg

Memory Consumption :
IE8 86MB
Safari 4 beta 44MB
Firefox 3.1b3 39MB
Chrome 2 beta 36MB

However, Chrome is only a newcomer, and they have their time to develop the features they offer, like the new set of themes. I hope they will come out with some cool features like Firefox.

Hope my answer provides the details you need ! :-)

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Personal Experience, Google web & image search

Asker's Rating:
• I have since switched to Firefox and love it, thank you.


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easyeboy easyeboy
 
August 09, 2009 04:14 AM
I guess the one benefit is the plugins or toolbars, but that's not necessarily a really good benefit to use one browser or the other, unless you really have a strong belief or usage in one of the plugin. I use both Firefox and Safari, so I find them both very good browsers. When I feel like I need to use a plugin, then I use Firefox. I also use them both at the same time, so there is nothing that should stop you from using two browsers at once, as sometimes you feel like switching between the two. I also recommend Xmarks to synchronize your bookmarks in both browsers.

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pauljordan... pauljordan...
 
August 09, 2009 04:16 AM
Customization is what makes Firefox better than Chrome whether it is extending functionality with extensions and changing the look of the browsers with different styles and themes..

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showbliss showbliss
 
August 09, 2009 04:46 AM
I Like the firefox add ons i use this add on called SPIFIC its really cool when used with google it dosnt slow down your browsing experience also its not a performace hogg...

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kdhallu kdhallu
 
August 09, 2009 06:55 AM
News in toolbar:there is a news tab in the toolbar which is usefull to get all the latest news by just one click. chrome doesnt have

plug in:Chrome is in beta stage so we cannot install any toolbar or say download accelarator to chrome but this can be achieved in firefox

themes:chrome doesnt have themes support but mozilla has theme support.

Opening time:Chrome takes just 2 second to open but mozilla takes 6 seconds to open.

Process:When i open taskmanager i see that chrome creates a new process chrome.exe for every tab but mozilla has just one process.

Zoom feature:When we try to zoom chrome doesnt zoom any layout or say images but it will resize text but in mozilla it increase but images and text

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jahzeel jahzeel
 
August 09, 2009 08:39 AM
Its faster!!!

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savad1989 savad1989
 
August 09, 2009 10:36 AM
Faster, Secure and Hundreds of Plugins, Skins ........

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shamrocksu... shamrocksu...
 
August 09, 2009 11:45 AM
Plugins loads and loads of them to improve your surfing experience ,look ,feel and security ..Security is the key striking feature in mozilla...Its configurable type about:config in address bar

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hellcareta... hellcareta...
 
August 11, 2009 02:03 PM
it is the vast variety of addons already available which in case of crome are still under develpement.

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