Brave Browser Overtakes Chrome with Smoother Performance and Ad-Blocking Features

Varun, a tech journalist with over eight years of experience, recently switched from Google Chrome to Brave after noticing its heavy resource usage. His MacBook was heating up, and his Android smartphone's battery was draining faster than usual due to the constant ads.

The good news is that Brave uses less RAM compared to Chrome, even when running multiple tabs at once. With 20 tabs open on a mid-range smartphone, Chrome used around 2.5 GB of RAM, while Brave used approximately 1.8 GB. This made Brave feel snappier and reduced annoying micro-stutters.

Brave also effectively tackles the issue of invasive ads and trackers by stripping out excessive background trackers and Google-specific telemetry. Its built-in ad-blocking engine, called Brave Shields, runs efficiently and uses fewer resources compared to third-party extensions like uBlock Origin.

In addition to its ad-blocking features, Brave offers advanced controls after enabling Shields for a website. Users can force HTTPS, block JavaScript, restrict cookies, strengthen fingerprinting protection, and even shred a site's locally stored data.