EDIT: Opera Mobile had a few updates. I'll post information about the updates later =)
Opera Mobile 10.1 makes its way onto the Android OS (Released November 9th). Personally I'm a fan of the Opera browser so I decided to give this iteration a go. I tried it for about a day and I have several impressions. Let it be known that this is only a beta version. The release version will be coming out in the near future.
All of the niceties from Opera mini 5.1.1 are present such as tabbed browsing and webpage optimizations (fits screen much better), and synchronization to name a few. You can also backup your bookmarks and search engines then sync them to your computer. The one thing I find very nice is the "speed dial" feature where you can assign bookmarks to a 9 entry speed dial. It's like a speed dial for bookmarks. This browser is also quite speedy compared to the stock browser. After all Opera is known for their great compression which results in substantial increases in page loading speed.
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| Tabbed Browsing and "Speed Dial" |
Though there are a few noticeable differences in Opera Mobile 10.1:
-Default full screen (You can change it to mobile view in the settings)
-Rendering of images (Uses a rendering engine now. Before images looked fuzzy)
-"Opera Turbo" (Compression feature found in Opera Mini. Uses less data and faster loading)
-Pinch-to-zoom (Probably the best implemented feature. Works responsively)
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| Opera Turbo and Mobile View Options |
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| Full Website View Promotional Vids |
There are a few things I don't really enjoy:
-Large download file (20mb total but if you move it to your SD card, it is still 13mb)
-No flash support yet (It'll be implemented in the final release)
-Issues with proxies (An error still pops up if you're trying to hook up to a wifi connection)
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| No Flash Yet |
Overall even though it's an app still in the beta stage, I enjoy using it. The image clarity is quite a difference from Opera Mini. Both iterations run at about the same speed but if you turn the "Opera Turbo" option off, the pages load a little slower because of the sharper image rendering. I hope Opera makes the file size smaller because 20mb is quite a lot for our internal memory. Apparently flash will be implemented in the final release so it's something to look forward to. I am praying they will fix the proxy error so this can be used as a stand alone browser. With these issues aside, it's pretty good for a beta. It's got all the nice features from Opera Mini and it still has a nice interface. The difference between the two iterations comes down to practicality. If you want a quick, lightweight browser, opt for the Opera Mini app. If you want a content rich browser, opt for the new Opera Mobile 10.1 app.
The links to appbrain are below.
The links to appbrain are below.
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