When we talk about internet browsers on Windows, the two names that come to mind are usually Google Chrome and Firefox. For years, I was a Chrome loyalist. I did not question it, even when Chrome threw me weird issues. I found out that it ate RAM for breakfast, slowed my laptop, and quietly handed my data to Google. But I kept using it because, well, it was there, and I didn’t look beyond. Then came Firefox. I gave it a shot, but the experience felt slightly off. The extensions felt a step behind, and the overall experience felt jittery.
I own a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and ever since the Galaxy S20 Ultra, I have been using Samsung Browser on my phone, completely ditching Chrome. When I learned that Samsung had finally pushed its browser for Windows, I decided to give it a shot and haven’t considered going back to Chrome or Firefox.
Why I’ll Never Ditch Samsung Internet for Google Chrome
Chrome might be popular, but Samsung Internet works better on mobile.
Chrome started to feel like a trap
You trade your RAM and data for convenience
Now, before you roll your eyes, I know what you might be thinking, “Samsung Internet over Chrome and Firefox? While I have great experience with mobile, I was also curious whether the Samsung Browser would be a good choice on the desktop. However, once you understand the trade-offs other browsers knowingly and unknowingly make you accept, you’ll see why Samsung Browser deserves a shot.
My work involves opening dozens of tabs for research. There are so many times when using Chrome that I can literally feel it unable to process so many tasks at once. Handling a bunch of tabs makes my laptop’s fan spin up, as if it is about to take off.
Also, in Task Manager, Chrome would always be at the top because not just one, but 15 Chrome processes would be chewing up memory. That is not a bug, but how Chrome is designed. It separates every tab and extension into its own process for stability, which may sound nice, but your laptop thinks otherwise.
There are different solutions available, like tweaking Chrome flags to make it faster, which works to a degree, but it shouldn’t be necessary in the first place. Then there is the data angle. Chrome is made by Google, and let’s just say Google and privacy are not two words that naturally belong in the same sentence.
Firefox, on the other hand, is no longer the ethical alternative to Chrome it once was. There are several better Chrome alternatives available than Firefox for several reasons. Website rendering issues, broken extensions and themes, a poor mobile presence, and, most importantly, Mozilla’s unwanted push to make Firefox an AI browser are among the reasons why, according to Browser Share, Firefox’s share has declined from its peak of 30% in 2009 to under 3% in 2026.
Enter Samsung Browser
No, it is not just for phones
One of the biggest reasons Samsung Internet is just better than other browsers, especially Chrome, is its lightweight design. Despite being built on the same Chromium engine as Chrome and Edge, Samsung Browser is built significantly leaner. In my test, even with over a dozen tabs open, Samsung Browser did not throw a glitch or hog my resources, and I had a smooth browsing experience.
Samsung Browser also remembers the tabs you open on your Samsung phone while on a train and lets you continue reading them on your laptop at home. Everything else, like bookmarks, history, open tabs, saved passwords, etc., all get synced through Samsung Pass between your Android device and PC. All you need to do is use the same Samsung account to log in to the browser.
Another feature that makes it a worthy contender to Chrome and Firefox is its built-in ad blocker, which actually works. To browse the web without interruptions, you shouldn’t have to install a dozen extensions. You get a clean web browsing experience with Samsung Browser out of the box, no extensions needed.
This matters more because after Google strangled the effectiveness of extensions through Manifest V3, popular extensions such as uBlock Origin are now mostly ineffective. Samsung ditches this entirely since it has an ad blocker baked into the browser, not an extension.
- OS
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Windows
- Pricing model
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Free
Samsung Browser for Windows is a Chromium-based browser that features powerful syncing, useful agentic AI, and a clean interface. It supports Chrome extensions, a built-in ad blocker, and Samsung Pass password sync.
Features that actually make it smart
Meaningful features without bloating the browser
Aside from being faster and a smoother operator than Google Chrome and Firefox, Samsung Browser has a Privacy Dashboard that shows you exactly how many trackers were blocked on a page, which permissions were granted, and which sites tried to collect your data. Then there is a sidebar, which is great and quite useful. It shows you the currently opened tabs on other devices directly in your desktop browser. You can also add your favorite tools and websites to the sidebar for quick access.
You also get Galaxy AI features in partnership with Perplexity. You can ask Galaxy AI about the web page you are currently viewing or any other topic while you browse (requires Galaxy Book). Then there is the on-device translation feature. Since Samsung Browser is powered by advanced natural language understanding, you can find the specific part of a video by simply typing what you saw. For instance, you can ask Galaxy AI, “Play the video from the moment Samsung starts talking about the Privacy Display.”
This also works in browsing history. Instead of typing keywords and dates, users can search their history by typing natural language. So if you were searching for a smartphone recently to gift someone, you can ask Galaxy AI, “Which smartphone was I searching for recently?” and you will get the results. It is so convenient that I no longer have to remember the websites or keywords to review my browsing history.
Samsung Browser also supports multiple tabs. This means that with a dozen tabs open, you can ask Galaxy AI to summarize everything for you. You can even ask for a comparison across multiple tabs, without needing to copy the URLs or content and feed them into an AI to get the comparison.
One of the best features I genuinely like is the new tab split page. There is a button in the top toolbar that divides the browser into two panes, allowing you to open two web pages side by side. Great for comparing stuff.
It has a lot on offer
There are so many features Samsung Browser offers that you can explore for yourself. But the features that it has are not gimmicky and actually work impressively well. And if you want to expand its features, you can do so by installing Chrome extensions, since it is also based on the Chromium engine. The interface is also clean, and you can use a custom wallpaper and customize it however you like. The browser war is tough, and it takes a lot to stand out, especially among giants like Chrome and Firefox. Samsung Browser has everything in its arsenal and can be a perfect replacement for those looking for it.
