Based on this method, Opera enabled a battery life of 3:55 hours while Microsoft Edge followed behind with 3:12 hours. In addition to the results, the report actually reveals how Opera Software ...

Opera's own tests showed that compared with Microsoft Edge, its browser squeezed 22 percent more battery life out of a Windows 10-powered laptop with the Opera native ad blocker and power saver ...

said Kaźmierczak. Kyle Pflug, a program manager for the Microsoft Edge team, has responded to Opera's claims. "This test turned on an ad blocker, which is off by default," says Pflug.

Opera Developer (39.0.2248.0) with native ad blocker and power saver enabled is able to run 22% longer than Microsoft Edge (25.10586.0.0) on a laptop running Windows 10, 64-bit, and 35% longer ...

The browser battery wars are heating up. Microsoft made a bold claim earlier this week that its new Edge browser in Windows 10 is better for your laptop’s battery life than Opera or Chrome.

Microsoft recently thumped its chest for having Edge come out as the most efficient browser. Opera, however, disputes its rival’s claim, insisting it has the right to the title.

Opera Software today disputed Microsoft’s claim that Edge, the default browser bundled with Windows 10, consumes less power on a laptop than Opera’s flagship. “We love it when someone picks ...

Opera claims its latest Developer release (39.0.2248.0) with ad-blocking and power saver enabled can run 22 percent longer than Edge, and 35 percent longer than Chrome.

Unsurprisingly, Opera's Power Saving feature allowed the browser to last for 3 hours 55 minutes, while Microsoft Edge died more than half an hour earlier at 3 hours 15 minutes.