Opera Mini 5.1 beta hits Symbian, and it's a native app

28 October, 2010
Why would you prefer the trimmed down Opera Mini over the vastly superior Opera Mobile browser is beyond us, but if you do, here comes some good news. The Norwegian company just released...

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  • Anonymous
  • rJ0
  • 19 Sep 2015

very fast

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    • Anonymous
    • vGU
    • 02 Nov 2010

    Opera mini for windows phone http://tech-caffe.blogspot.com/2010/09/opera-mini-51-released-for-windows.html

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      • Opera for mobile Fan
      • MVg
      • 02 Nov 2010

      Excellent! Very fast.

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        • shiv179
        • fth
        • 29 Oct 2010

        dan, 28 Oct 2010Actually, Symbian for long had its own native Opera mobile ... moreYeah I know about Opera Mobile, I use that as well, but Opera Mini is usually faster and better to use.

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          • Anonymous
          • uNV
          • 29 Oct 2010

          works really fast on my 5230.. thnx opera..
          btw people like me who have to pay for every single kB, opera mini is truly a life saver
          thnx opera again.....

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            • SandPV
            • TL5
            • 29 Oct 2010

            Anonymous, 28 Oct 2010try UCbrowser native Symbian it have much option than Opera... moreUCBrowser does has more features than Opera Mini S60 but its page rendering algorithm is faulty. Many of the static page elements do not appear at all.

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              • Anonymous
              • fu$
              • 29 Oct 2010

              Let me give it a try. Thanx opera

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                • Stuntman
                • 4A$
                • 29 Oct 2010

                Anonymous, 28 Oct 2010But Opera Mini is a server-side browser, so does not suppor... moreIt seems to be good enough for most of my needs. Just installed it and typing this message on it now. The speed is the best feature. When you have a slug of a phone as the N97, speed is king. As for zooming, I rarely ever want to zoom. It seems that Opera Mini's default zoom level is perfect for my needs almost all the time.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Khs
                  • 28 Oct 2010

                  SandPV, 28 Oct 2010Yes. I prefer opera mini over opera mobile as mini is less ... moretry UCbrowser native Symbian it have much option than OperaMini Symbian

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 3NK
                    • 28 Oct 2010

                    Stuntman, 28 Oct 2010"Why would you prefer the trimmed down Opera Mini over... moreBut Opera Mini is a server-side browser, so does not support dynamic sites - ajax, popup elements (menues for example) etc

                    and it does not support pure zooming

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                      • Saurabh
                      • TL5
                      • 28 Oct 2010

                      I'll prefer it over Opera Mobile coz Opera Mini compresses pages more than Opera Mobile does so it's faster n it make sense in those places where 3g not available. Using Opera Mobile over EDGE is way too painful. Except it..Opera Mobile automatically stops on my Nokia C5-00. Thanx a lot Opera..!

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                        • Saurabh
                        • TL5
                        • 28 Oct 2010

                        Using from 2 hours on my Nokia C5-00. Really nice fonts n smooth scrolling. Starts very fast...checking more of it...

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                          • SandPV
                          • TL5
                          • 28 Oct 2010

                          Yes. I prefer opera mini over opera mobile as mini is less resource hungry unlike opera mobile which is very sluggish on my nokia 6220 classic and gives "memory full" error most of the time. For regular browsing, opera mini is best. Opera mobile is useful only in the circumstances where you rely on javascript.

                          One more thing, native code is always faster than its java counterpart on any platform. So, Opera Mini 5.1 beta is a definitely YES over Opera Mobile and Opera Mini 5.1 J2ME.

                          Yes, it has a few bugs right now but soon they will be fixed in future versions.

                          I think Now GSMArena knows why one would prefer opera mini symbian edition over opera mobile :-)

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                            • Stuntman
                            • NGf
                            • 28 Oct 2010

                            "Why would you prefer the trimmed down Opera Mini over the vastly superior Opera Mobile browser is beyond us."

                            Why?!? I'll tell you why.

                            Opera Mini is way faster than Opera Mobile, especially when you use the back button to view the previous page.

                            Opera Mini never gives me out of memory errors on my N97. I do not have to close down Gravity and my email in order to browse.

                            Opera Mini allows me to change the font size on web pages to make it easier for me to read.

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                              • guru
                              • vGe
                              • 28 Oct 2010

                              it works very well much better and pretty fast than previous versions on 5800xm touch screen... even on n79. go for it..its better than default browser

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                                • tarddd
                                • LBH
                                • 28 Oct 2010

                                this one still has the issue where when filling forms, it loads after u enter text and sometimes disappears grrrrrrrrr, wish they fixed that

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                                  • Saurabh
                                  • wdQ
                                  • 28 Oct 2010

                                  Hmmm..! Nice..! Starts really fast. Nice fonts n really smooth scrolling. Using it on my Nokia C5-00 for 20 minutes. Like it..

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • fu9
                                    • 28 Oct 2010

                                    CorbyLover, 28 Oct 2010is opera mini exclusive to symbian and nokia phones? i want... moretry the java version. It may work for your Samsung. Go to m.opera.com with your phone's browser.

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                                      • ...E7+MeeGo
                                      • fu9
                                      • 28 Oct 2010

                                      GOOD NEWS! Between have you ever try Opera Mobile 10.1 beta 1 (not beta 2)? I've never get something like 'out of memory' , and it never crash or close itself unlike the Opera Mobile 10 ("stable version") or the 10.1 beta 2 or the. However my phone modele is not detected getjar mobile with the new native mini. But it's by far far smother than Opera Mini 4 and 5 java version. Just like it was in version 2 and 3. Hahaa. Thank you.

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                                        • dan
                                        • t7T
                                        • 28 Oct 2010

                                        shiv179, 28 Oct 2010This is great news! A native Symbian app is better because... moreActually, Symbian for long had its own native Opera mobile app. Opera mobile was even first implemented on Symbian devices.