Opera had previewed the Opera Mini 5 beta for Android phones during MWC 2010. It’s now available for download from the Android Market. This announcement marks the entry of Opera Mini 5 onto the Android platform.Opera Mini 4 has been there in the market for quite some time and this is a much needed update !
Opera Mini 5 Beta for Android is definitely a big improvement from the previous Opera Mini 4, as it brings a few new much-appreciated features to the very popular mobile platform. The new features for the Android platform include tabbed browsing, Speed Dial, Password Manager, and Opera Link, which automatically syncs bookmarks and ‘Speed Dial’ items between your handset and computer [if you use the desktop version though]. The new browser also brings optimized support for touchscreen phones.
Opera Mini claims to have more than 50 million users worldwide and it saves your data charges by compressing data by up to 90 percent before sending content to the phone. Opera Mini aims to offer a desktop-like Web browsing experience on a mobile phone. All the features present in Opera Mini 5 for other platforms such as Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, password manager and bookmarks are now available for Android phone users.
