Opera mini 5 was the best browser on my BB's. so far 6 on my Aria with 2.2 works well. Just a few things.
pros
loads faster than stock browser
easier/faster pinch zoom
cons
sometimes does not load after tapping link
tapping not as sensitive as stock browser
when posting, it reloads screen after typing before u can hit post button
still not sure if it uses less data. this would benefit those on a 200mb data plan like myself.
anyone else using it? or is there a better one?
It uses a LOT less data. Perfect for my very modest data plan.
I decided to try out other browsers, and have used dolphin and most recently xscope. I like xscope for its speed and it has pinch to zoom and flash.
I downloaded opera mini today, version 6, great speed but it doesn't have pinch to zoom nor flash that I can see. Is that in version 11? What is the difference between the two versions?
Opera Mini 6 does have pinch to zoom last time I checked...
Version 11 renders the page using the GPU and the specs on your phone, instead of on the servers. Version 11 also has HTML 5 and flash support.
And for the people having trouble with the forum postings, you can always use Opera Mobile with Opera Turbo on.
As far as the size is concerned, you can move it to SD if you have froyo, so that isnt really a big deal for me.
The good things about the Mini are its bandwidth conservation, BLAZING fast speeds, Opera link, Saved Pages section, Download bar, background tab loading(I can have 10 tabs loading at the same time without a hint of slowdown).
The bad things are: Some websites will behave in a... different manner when faced with the Mini. (some forums for example)
Good things about Mobile 11:
Flash + HTML 5
Very smooth pinch to zoom and text reflow.
Finally, the best of all is Opera Link.
The tight integration with the Desktop browser and the other browsers across the device, along with great features is what keeps me hooked.
Edit:
Just got Opera Mini 6. I've used Mini 5 for a bit earlier, and while I liked it, a website app I commonly frequent didn't display quite right. It's fixed in this version, it seems.
Oh, and I'm running OMini on a Nexus One. You may think that it's weird I didn't opt for the Mobile version, but above ALL else, on a mobile browser, speed rules all. And Mini DOES have pinch to zoom for the few that commented on it in this thread.
I really love this browser, it's super fast, the scrolling feels smoother than any other browser.
Although, is it possible to get REAL tabs? When you download the browser to the phone, the intro page it brings up when you launch the app the first time shows a picture of real tabs on the phone (up at the top of the screen, available at all times), but in actuality, you have to press the windows button and then pick the tab you want. This is no different from the stock browser, and I hate that implementation.
Help?
Well, It is there in order to give you more screen real estate to work with, Most smartphones need all the screen they can get, you can try suggesting this to the Opera Team though, some of the suggestions to get implemented.
