Android users now have the opportunity to try out Opera Mini thanks to a new beta release. The Android browser is exceptionally good, but as a fast alternative it probably has a place.
Opera Software today launched the newest beta version of the world’s most popular browser for mobile phones, Opera Mini 5, on the Android platform. Opera Mini 5 beta for Android brings a fast and cost-efficient Web experience to any handset built on the Android platform.
Opera Mini, with more than 50 million users worldwide, enables Web browsing on almost any handset by compressing data by up to 90 percent before sending content to the phone, resulting in significantly improved page loading and speed. With a simple, easy-to-use interface, Opera Mini offers a desktop-like Web browsing experience on a mobile phone, with favorite features such as Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, password manager and bookmarks. With Opera Mini optimized for Android, more people will be able to get a PC-like browsing experience on their mobile handsets.
“Android users should not have to compromise when it comes to surfing the Web on their phones. Opera Mini will give Android users a fast and cost-efficient access to their favorite Web sites and services,” said Dag Olav Norem, Vice President of Products, Opera Software.
Download
Download Opera Mini directly to your Android phone. To download, simply visit m.opera.com/next with the Android browser or search for Opera Mini 5 in the Android Market. For more information, visit http://www.opera.com/mini/next/.
Thanks for the link. I love Opera Mini and this version works really well. Compresses data and gives me an effective download speed of 8mbps. It’s not just the speed but it is also brilliant for roaming. I used it on a WM device last year in Tenerife and in spite of some heavy browsing I only spent about £10 on data. Can’t believe they give this stuff away. Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch