Microsoft Edge是这家微软巨头(Redmond giant)最年轻的网络浏览器(web browser)，它希望成为所有适用于Windows的(Windows)网络浏览器(web browser)中最强大和最快的。尽管Microsoft Edge存在缺陷，但实际上在许多方面都比其他浏览器更好，在本文中，我们想向您展示一些使它变得更好的功能。他们来了：
1. 许多基准测试中最快的浏览器
在原始性能方面，Microsoft Edge令人印象深刻。根据JetStream基准测试，Microsoft Edge是市场上最快的浏览器。我们在Windows 10(Windows 10)设备上的每个流行浏览器上运行了这个测试，在下面的图表中你可以看到我们得到的结果：
分数(Bigger)越高越好，如您所见，Microsoft Edge 浏览器(Microsoft Edge browser)比Google Chrome快 24% ，这是本次测试中的第二名。
甚至谷歌自己的Octane 2.0基准测试也表明Microsoft Edge是世界上最好的网络浏览器(web browser)。我们在此基准测试中使用Microsoft Edge获得的分数比Google Chrome的分数高出大约 10%。
然而，在Basemark Web 3.0基准测试中，Microsoft Edge的得分低于Google Chrome、Opera 和 Mozilla Firefox(Opera and Mozilla Firefox)。我们在测试机器上获得的分数比我们为(test machine)Google Chrome测量的性能低 32% 。
最后，大多数基准测试都指向同一个方向，即Microsoft Edge比目前可用的其他 Web 浏览器更快，适用于Windows 10。
2.阅读视图使用舒适
使用阅读视图(Reading view)功能，您可以更轻松地阅读您喜爱的网页。此工具删除所有按钮、烦人的广告和背景图像，并更改页面的文本大小(text size)、对比度和布局(contrast and layout)以提高可读性。您可以通过单击或点击位于浏览器地址栏最右侧的书本图标(book icon)来启用此模式。
3. 做网络笔记
Microsoft Edge是唯一允许您在网页上进行注释的浏览器，而无需安装其他第三方应用程序。您可以突出显示特定文本，可以添加键入的注释，还可以裁剪网页并将其保存为图片。
此工具由OneNote提供支持。要使用它，您只需按浏览器右上角(right corner)的“制作(Make)网络笔记”按钮(Web Note button)即可。
4. 分享是关怀
仅在Microsoft Edge 网络浏览器(Microsoft Edge web browser)中才能找到的另一件事是共享按钮(Share button)。如果您按下它，您将能够共享您所在页面的链接。例如，您可以在Facebook 或 Twitter等社交网络上共享网页，您已在 Windows 10 设备上安装了它们的应用程序，但您也可以使用此功能通过(Facebook or Twitter)电子邮件或 OneNote(email or OneNote)共享网页。你甚至可以将网页添加到Cortana的提醒中。要使用此功能，请按Microsoft Edge(Microsoft Edge)右上角的(right corner)共享按钮(Share button)。
5. The Hub - 一个存放所有收藏夹、阅读列表、下载和历史记录的地方
与其他流行浏览器相比，在Microsoft Edge中，收藏夹(Favorites)、阅读列表(Reading List)、历史记录和下载选项卡(History and Downloads tabs)都是同一面板的一部分。这可能不是很重要，但是当您浏览所有这些项目时它会非常有用。我们认为此功能使导航更容易。
6. Cortana也落后于Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge是唯一具有集成虚拟个人助理的Web 浏览器。(web browser)她的名字是科塔娜(Cortana)。她将帮助您更快、更轻松地做事，例如帮助您预订、提供前往餐厅的即时路线，甚至获取您最喜爱歌曲的歌词。
您所要做的就是在地址栏上按(address bar)Cortana的徽标，右侧会显示一个包含您要查找的数据的弹出面板。
您还可以询问有关单词的信息。如果您想使用此功能，请选择所需的单词或短语(word or phrase)，右键单击或(click or press)按住它，然后选择Ask Cortana。
您将收到如下图所示的信息。
7.能效(Energy efficiency)也就是更长的电池寿命
如果您使用的是依靠电池运行的 Windows 10 设备，并且在电量耗尽之前它会持续多长时间很重要，那么Microsoft Edge是您的最佳选择。所有测试都指向相同的结论：Edge比其他网络浏览器（如Google Chrome、Opera 或 Mozilla Firefox ）更(Opera or Mozilla Firefox)省电(power hungry)。
8. 增强的安全性
Microsoft Edge是当今最安全的Web 浏览器(web browser)之一(s today)，原因很重要：Microsoft Edge是一款通用Windows 平台应用程序(Windows Platform app)。这意味着它是永久沙盒的，无论您做什么和访问什么网站。而且因为它是沙盒的，这意味着Microsoft Edge在某种程度上是“生活在自己的世界中”，与可能被黑客或试图利用Web 浏览器(web browser)漏洞的恶意软件攻击的系统资源分开。
9. 永远永远 64 位
Microsoft Edge是唯一始终为 64 位的主要Web 浏览器。(web browser)没有 32 位版本的Edge，也永远不会有。考虑到今天所有其他流行的网络(s today)浏览器(web browser)都在宣传它们的 32 位版本，Edge确实比它们有“优势”。顺便说一句，我们在本文第一章中运行的所有基准测试都是针对 32 位Web 浏览器(web browser)完成的，当然只有一个例外：Microsoft Edge。我们这样做是因为大多数 64 位版本的其他网络浏览器(web browser)都处于测试阶段，至少可以说是有缺陷的。
结论
这些是使Microsoft Edge成为比其他浏览器更好的Web 浏览器的九大要素。(web browser)我们并不是说Edge是市场上最好的浏览器，我们只是强调了它提供的最有用的功能。如果您知道我们未提及的其他出色功能，请与我们分享，如果您有任何建议、疑问或问题，请随时在下方发表评论。
9 Features that make Microsoft Edge a better web browser than others
Microsoft Edge, the youngest web browser from the Redmond giant, wants to be the strongest and the faѕtest of all web browsers for Wіndows. Although it has its flаws, Microsoft Edge actually is in many ways a better browser than othеrs and, in this article, we want to show you some of those featurеs that make it great. Here they are:
1. The fastest browser in many benchmarks
In terms of raw performance, Microsoft Edge is impressive. According to the JetStream benchmark , Microsoft Edge is the fastest browser on the market. We ran this test on each popular browser on a Windows 10 device and in the chart below you can see the results we got:
Bigger scores are better and, as you can see, the Microsoft Edge browser is 24% faster than Google Chrome, which is the second in this test.
Even Google's own Octane 2.0 benchmark says that Microsoft Edge is the best web browser in the world. The score we got with Microsoft Edge in the tests from this benchmark is approximately 10% better than Google Chrome's score.
In the Basemark Web 3.0 benchmark however, Microsoft Edge scores lower than both Google Chrome, Opera and Mozilla Firefox. The score we got on our test machine was 32% lower than the performance we measured for Google Chrome.
In the end, most benchmarks point to the same direction, which is that Microsoft Edge is faster than the other web browsers available today, for Windows 10.
2. Reading view is comfortable to use
Using the Reading view feature you can read your favorite web pages more easily. This tool removes all buttons, annoying ads and background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast and layout for better readability. You can enable this mode by clicking or tapping the book icon located on the far right of the browser's address bar.
3. Taking web notes
Microsoft Edge is the only browser that allows you to make annotations on web pages, without installing other third-party applications. You can highlight a specific text, you can add a typed note, and you can also crop a web page and save it as a picture.
This tool is powered by OneNote. To use it, all you have to do is press the Make a Web Note button from the top right corner of the browser.
4. Sharing is caring
Another thing that is found only in the Microsoft Edge web browser is the Share button. If you press it, you will be able to share the link of the page you are on. For instance, you can share web pages on social networks like Facebook or Twitter, whose applications you have installed on your Windows 10 device, but you can also use this feature to share web pages via email or OneNote. You can even add web pages to Cortana's reminders. To use this feature, press the Share button from Microsoft Edge's top right corner.
5. The Hub - A single place for all your favorites, reading list, downloads and history
Compared to other popular browsers, in Microsoft Edge the Favorites , Reading List , History and Downloads tabs are all part of the same panel. This might not be very important, but it can be very useful when you navigate through all these items. We feel that this feature makes navigation easier.
6. Cortana is behind Microsoft Edge too
Microsoft Edge is the only web browser that has an integrated virtual personal assistant. Her name is Cortana. She will help you to do things faster and easier, like helping you make reservations, providing instant directions to a restaurant, or even fetching the lyrics of your favorite songs.
All you have to do is to press Cortana's logo on the address bar and a pop-up panel containing the data that you are looking for will be displayed on the right side.
You can also ask for information about a word. If you want to use this feature, select the desired word or phrase, right click or press and hold on it, and choose Ask Cortana .
You'll receive information like in the picture below.
7. Energy efficiency a.k.a. more battery life
If you're using a Windows 10 device that runs on battery and it matters how long it will last you until it depletes, then Microsoft Edge is your best bet. All the tests point to the same conclusion: Edge is less power hungry than other web browsers like Google Chrome, Opera or Mozilla Firefox.
8. Enhanced security
Microsoft Edge is one of the most secure web browsers today, for one very important reason: Microsoft Edge is a Universal Windows Platform app. That means that it's permanently sandboxed, regardless of what you do and what websites you visit. And because it's sandboxed, that means that Microsoft Edge is somewhat "living in its own world", separated from system resources that could be targeted by hackers or by malicious software that tries to take advantage of the web browser's vulnerabilities.
9. Always and forever 64-bit
Microsoft Edge is the only major web browser that's always 64-bit. There is no 32-bit version of Edge and there never will be. Considering that all the other popular web browsers today promote their 32-bit versions, Edge really has an "edge" over them. By the way, all the benchmarks we ran in the first chapter of this article were done for 32-bit web browsers with one exception: Microsoft Edge, of course. We did that because most 64-bit versions of other web browsers are in beta stages and are buggy to say the least.
Conclusion
These are the essential nine things that make Microsoft Edge a better web browser than others. We are not saying that Edge is the best browser on the market, we just highlighted the most useful features it provides. If you know other great features that we haven't mentioned, please share them with us and, if you have any suggestions, questions or problems, do not hesitate to leave a comment below.
