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Add to SafariWhen comparing Chrome vs Yandex, the Slant community recommends Chrome for most people. In the question“What are the best lightweight web browsers?” Chrome is ranked 9th while Yandex is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Chrome is:
Chrome for Android [supports HTML5, CSS3, and many APIs](https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/overview#standards).
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Pros
Pro Supports the latest web standards
Chrome for Android supports HTML5, CSS3, and many APIs.
Pro Syncs with desktop browser
Chrome for Android will sync bookmarks, passwords, history, and open tabs from your desktop.
Pro Very user friendly UI
Pro Backed by Google
Like Android, Chrome is a Google product, which means the two technologies can be expected to grow together and remain compatible.
Pro Preinstalled in most android devices
Most Android devices have google chrome preinstalled as part of ROM.
Pro Use websites offline
Pro Same Product from Google
Best integration solution with OS #MadeByGoogle
Pro No competition for chrome on android
Some says firefox, actually firefox is completely numb and buggy. Opera, firefox, uc browser this all are very much slower in front of chrome. O.K one and only faster browser than chrome is Puffin, but this one is very sticky and ugly user inerface.
Pro Good search
Sometimes more results than Google and DDG.
Pro Very lightweight and fast
Pro Minimalistic and beautiful
Yandex seems to get their inspiration from Chrome and Safari making this an undoubtedly beautiful browser with its unique and good looks.
Pro Quick and reliable
Pro No repeated ads
Ads of services and productions you search online keep reappearing on google searches.
Cons
Con Allows Google to track essentially everything you visit with your browser
Chrome sends usage data to Google.
Con More resource hungry
Con Chrome favors Google's products and tries to satiate Google's data appetite, what hurts the user experience
Con Proprietary
Con Lacks ad-blocking features
Chrome mobile does not support ad-blocking features unlike the Chrome desktop app.
Con Excessive permissions
The permissions required are excessive and intrusive (including record audio) - a few browsers require this, but there are several available that don't
Con SSL Nanny
It is nice that Chrome is strict about SSL warnings, but it would be nice to have an option to connect anyway without needing a secondary browser.
Con Slightly heavier than other options
Chrome uses more system resources than most other browsers, which means it will run slower especially on lower end hardware.
Con Lacks a download manager
Unlike most competitors, Chrome has no built-in download manager.
Con Doesnt support extensions
All extension from chrome web store cannot be used on android version.
Con russian google
Con russian google
