I share your sentiment, but Google Chrome is better only in terms of performance [1], it fares worse in both privacy and extensibility (no ad blockers/addons on mobile Chrome).

For people like me, who want:

* a free software browser

* android/desktop sync

* adblock and other addons

it is pretty much a binary choice between two evils.

[1]: Possibly, of course -- but that is a debate for another time.