Are vertical tabs better?
Stacking the tabs vertically has another UI benefit, which is that it frees up a bit more vertical space in the viewing area of your browser. I tend to use a smallish laptop — I prefer a 13 inch screen — and this means there isn't a lot of up-and-down real-estate on the screen.
What is Microsoft Edge vertical tabs?
One of Microsoft Edge's unique native features is vertical tabs, which exchanges your row of tabs along the top of your window for a set of icons that run down its left side instead. In fact, we highlighted vertical tabs as one of the five ways Edge beats Google Chrome right here on PCWorld.