As good as they are at loading web pages quickly and precisely on smaller screens, both Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android are terrible when it comes to loading a massive page-turner of an article—you know, that one you want to curl up with on a lazy Sunday.
For starters, not all web articles are formatted for mobile reading, meaning you'll have to wade your way through tiny text and massive ads—and even with Safari's "reader" mode, you'll still have to settle for the uninspiring font Apple picked for you.
And if you can't finish that monster of an article in one sitting, neither Chrome nor Safari will be much help when it comes to saving your place. More likely than not, both browsers will simply reload the page when you get back to it, plopping you right back to the top of the story.
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