
The app is also plain speedy in my experience. There’s an option to add more search engines, too. Ironic, then, that the default search engine in the app is Google, but you can change this to DuckDuckGo, Bing, Baidu, or Yahoo!Xtra if you really want to live in the wild west of search results. Add to that the easy text scaling and the option to have tabs appear below the address bar and you’re faced with a clean browser that offers far more customization than Chrome. The app has autoplay videos off by default, an option for advanced video controls, an option to move the scroll bar to the left or hide it completely, a QR code scanner option, and a toggle for link opening in other apps. If you delve into Samsung Internet’s ‘useful features,' you’ll find what is promised.

Samsung Internet lacks this, meaning you’ll have to go into your phone’s data settings to find any kind of data saver feature.

Chrome has simpler bookmark syncing but if you use Samsung Internet on your phone and tablet, you can sync bookmarks, passwords, and everything else if you log in with Samsung Cloud.Ĭhrome also has a neat in-app ‘Lite mode’ that saves you browsing data where possible, a good thing if you have a low data plan.
