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Editors' note: This is a First Take of a beta product, not a rated review.
Opera strikes out in a new direction with Opera Mini 5 beta, a rewritten version of its mobile browser for Java phones, like Sony Ericssons and even BlackBerrys. The beta is not only slicker looking, with a glossy visual treatment that focuses on icons instead of on text links, but it also appeared faster in our tests.
The Mini 5 beta browser carries over several features from the desktop version and from Opera Mobile, the offering for Windows Mobile and Symbian phones. These include features like tabbed browsing, searching for specific words in a page, and Speed Dial, the signature splash page you get when you open a new tab. Speed Dial displays nine thumbnail images that you hyperlink to your favorite sites. Other improvements include a Password Manager and the ability to type directly into a text field. Previously, you needed to type into an intermediate page.
Opera Mini 5 beta is missing certain elements from the stable version, including Opera Link, Opera's tool for syncing common content like Speed Dial customizations and bookmarks across all your Opera browsers (for instance, the desktop, laptop, and mobile phone). It also lacks the ability to create custom search engines, and skins. Most of these should return by the time Opera Mini 5 goes final, Opera says. The application may reveal more hiccups and omissions during its beta development, but so far we're impressed with the overhaul we see, especially in focusing the interface with Speed Dial, and in improving productivity with browser tabs and with the Password Manager.
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Publisher's Description
From Opera Software:
Opera Mini allows you access to the full Internet on your Java-enabled mobile phone, including BlackBerry, Symbian or Windows Mobile. You can surf any Web site such as Google, Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, and Hotmail on your phone just like you would on a desktop computer. Instead of requiring the phone to process Web pages, Opera Mini uses a remote server to pre-process the page before sending it to the phone. It is fast and completely free!
What's new in this version: -Surf the Web on mobile devices as easily as on a desktop computer. Whichever phone or tablet you have, a smooth user experience awaits.
-Save money on mobile data plans by taking advantage of Opera's compression technology to reduce data costs by up to 90%.
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Version: Opera Mini 5
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"Best Browser for Droid X"
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
Very easy to use and surprisingly functional.The Android version is fast, even with a lousy connection. Never used Opera but it looks and feels familiar. So grateful I found it.
Cons
I use it on a Droid X, an unreliable instrument with little or not support. So far, this is my only issue.
Summary
Opera Mini is a wonderful, smart and fast browser and now I am going to launch Opera on my MacBook Pro.
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"It doesn't Work for Facebook and Youtube"
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
Thanks to Opera for the browser it is really fast than other browsers and it is really good for organization and for your favorite web sites.
Cons
But for Youtube and Facebook it doesn't really work for Facebook it really gets stucked.
Summary
i doesn't really work like the iBrowser for the iPod Touch 4 the when you go to Youtube it seends you to Youtube Application instead of putting the old Youtube that use the Safari and the iBrowser and in Facebook is kind of complicated it sometimes get stucked but besides all of that it works great.
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"Very nice and easy to use"
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
similar to opera pc version
Cons
sometimes screen goes blank
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"Opara mobaile v10.1 for s60"
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
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Cons
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Summary
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"They took a good thing and ruined it..."
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
None... Used to be a fine browser
Cons
Doesn't work with the Blackberry Bold, trackpad
Summary
if you have a blackberry with the track ball, it's a fine browswer, if not, steer clear.
Even with the track pad slowed to it's lowest setting, you can't navigate through Opera Mini... I would have hoped they would have worked on this, but alas... they haven't. -
"browser java terbaik"
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
tampilan mendekati tampilan PC
Cons
ukuran layar terbatas dilayar resolusi tinggi, tidak bisa di 128x160
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"fantastic service"
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
The ease of opening an application. Made my new phone much easier to navigate.
Cons
Haven't found any flaws yet, but I've only used this application for two weeks.
Summary
Simply put, everything is in one location. My facebook, My space, my email, my newspaper, my school: everything I used the most is located on one page and I do not have to navigate all over my phone to different applications. This is great.
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"Not much consistent"
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
The interface of opera mini is good and look quite impressive but it takes a lot of time in loading.
Cons
It crashes now and then.
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"Awful unless you love hourglasses."
Version: Opera Mini 5
Pros
Lots of features like bookmarks sorted by subject
Cons
Indescribably slow
Summary
I can decompose faster. The browser that came with my Blackberry Curve is much MUCH faster than this new release. I wish I could get the previous version back.
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