Why does Firefox on Windows take so much RAM?

Using Firefox on Windows 11 and it is taking 10GB of RAM. it’s slow and hangs so I cant use it.
Firefox on Android is awesome: fast and responsive!
Why does it take so much RAM on Windows but works very well on Android with 2GB of RAM?

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Is it a good idea to run Firefox for Android on my laptop instead of running Firefox for Windows?

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