Opera today announced that Opera Mini 5.1 is now available for Android devices.
“Opera Mini 5.1 for the Android platform is the next step in bringing the world’s most popular mobile web browser to all major platforms, offering improved performance and great web experience to almost any handset,” says Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. “Opera Mini is used by over 61 million people on more than 3000 handset models and with today’s release Opera continues its mission to provide the best web experience on any device and on any platform.”
Opera Mini compresses content before sending it to the device to reduce page loading time and data consumption. It also includes features such as tabbed browsing, a password manager, and bookmarks and Speed Dial. Version 5.1 also comes with improved kinetic scrolling, rendering speed, and pinch-to-zoom functionality. It can also now be set to be your default browser.
Opera Mini is available for free from the Android Market or directly from Opera.