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Opera Mini (iPhone app)
Released April, 2010
The Pros:Uses compression - helps with speed, but also delivers the same content with less used bandwidth (saves money, especially while roaming). Custom search engines. Handy page text search functionality.
The Cons:No manual zoom. It can't replace Safari completely because of zoom and rendering limitations. Rendering engine not compatible with all iPhone specific CSS libraries.
Opera Mini is a web browser from Opera Software ASA that is designed for use with Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices. Intended to compete with Apple's built-in Safari browser, Opera Mini uses compression technology via the company's proxy servers to increase page-load speed without increasing data expenditure.
Opera Software claims that this method can make transfer rates "two to three times faster", and also increases compatibility with webpages that aren't optimized for mobile viewing.
Features
- Shortcut keys
- Customizable skins
- "Speed Dial" favorite website service
- Webpage bookmarking functionality
- File download support
- Tab function for multiple page browsing
- Web feed aggregator
- Browsing history recall
User Reviews (7)
Pros & Cons
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5
uses compression - helps with speed, but also delivers the same content with less used bandwidth (saves money, especially while roaming)
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5
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handy page text search functionality
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3
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allows you to save pages for offline viewing
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3
start page gives you fast access to your 9 most visited sites
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3
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saves login information (user, password)
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2
extremely fast compared to Safari
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2
will help expose Opera as a fast desktop browser alternative to the mainstream
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2
finally competition to Safari on the iPhone!
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1
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more customization options vs. Safari
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1
tabbed browsing is way better than how Safari does it
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0
good automatic mobile optimized rendering
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flashier, smoother interface - popup menus, tabs, settings, etc.
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5
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5
it can't replace Safari completely because of zoom and rendering limitations
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2
rendering engine not compatible with all iPhone specific CSS libraries
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2
GMail looks really bad - Google delivers their barebones mobile HTML
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goes under proxy which can make browsing slow
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1
everything goes through Opera's single proxy raising serious privacy concerns
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0
great in theory, but you end up NEVER using it
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Erik:
#opera_mini_iphone_app Man, so close. The inability for Opera to render mobile optimized pages correctly prevents this from replacing Safari completely as my browser of choice.
Apr 17, 10
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