Short answer: On a Samsung Galaxy phone, Samsung’s browser (now called Samsung Browser, formerly Samsung Internet) is the better fit if you live in Samsung’s apps: it syncs with Samsung Cloud and Samsung Pass, blocks cross-site tracking cookies with Smart Anti-Tracking, and works with ad-blocking apps. Chrome is the better fit if you use Google’s services and want the same browser on every device, including iPhone, Mac and Linux. Both are free, and you can install both and pick one as your default.
Samsung’s details come from its Google Play listing and browser.samsung.com. Chrome’s come from Google’s Chrome Help.
Samsung Browser and Chrome side by side
- Privacy. Samsung lists Secret mode for private browsing and Smart Anti-Tracking, which it says identifies domains that can track you across sites and blocks their storage (cookie) access. Chrome has Incognito mode, and on a computer you can block third-party cookies under Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies.
- Dangerous sites. Samsung’s Protected Browsing warns you before you open known malicious sites. Chrome’s Safe Browsing warns about dangerous sites, downloads and extensions, with Standard protection on by default and Enhanced protection available under Privacy and security > Safe Browsing.
- Ad blocking. Samsung says its Android browser lets other apps provide content-blocking filters, which is how ad-blocking apps work with it. Chrome adds extensions, including ad blockers, from the Chrome Web Store on a computer; Google’s extension help describes them as a way to customize “Chrome on your desktop”. See our guide to blocking ads in Chrome.
- Sync and sign-in. Samsung Browser syncs bookmarks and history through Samsung Cloud and keeps passwords in Samsung Pass. Chrome syncs bookmarks, passwords and more when you sign in to Chrome with a Google Account.
- Extras. Samsung’s listing mentions Video Assistant, Dark Mode, a customizable menu, a Translator extension and Smart Shopping coupons (availability varies by country). Samsung also brings Galaxy AI to its Windows version, and said at launch that its agentic AI features on Windows and Android were supported only in South Korea and the United States.
Which devices each one runs on
- Samsung Browser: Android, through Google Play; Galaxy Watch models that run Wear OS (Galaxy Watch4 and later, per the listing); and Windows 11 and Windows 10 (version 1809 and above), where Samsung launched it on March 26, 2026. Samsung does not list a version for iPhone, Mac or Linux.
- Chrome: Android, iPhone and iPad, Windows, Mac and Linux.
If you switch between a Galaxy phone and a Mac or an iPhone, only Chrome can follow you everywhere. If you have a Galaxy phone and a Windows PC, Samsung Browser can pick up a web page on one where you left off on the other.
Which should you choose?
- Samsung Browser if you use a Galaxy phone with a Samsung account and Samsung Pass, want an ad blocker on your phone, or like its built-in extras.
- Chrome if you rely on a Google Account, use Chrome on a computer that isn’t Windows, or want desktop extensions and your tabs and passwords on every platform.
Whichever you pick, you can make it the browser that opens links; see how to set Chrome as your default browser.