When I installed Samsung Internet Beta for desktop earlier this week, I wasn’t expecting much. The Korean company is an established browser builder on Android, but that doesn’t mean its first desktop browser would be an immediate success. If anything, I was expecting a complete mess of AI fluff, unfocused design, and terrible performance. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Based on Google Chrome’s underpinnings, Samsung Internet Beta is a breath of fresh air. It’s 2025, and the odd mandatory mention of AI features is present, but Samsung Internet isn’t an “AI browser” in the same vein as OpenAI’s Atlas or Perplexity’s Comet. It is far more traditional in its philosophy and offers excellent design decisions that improve upon Chrome’s usability, privacy, and multitasking capabilities.
