Opera Mini 5 beta for Android released

BANGALORE, INDIA: Opera Software, today launched the newest beta version of its browser for mobile phones, Opera Mini 5, on the Android platform. Opera Mini 5 beta for Android brings a fast and cost-efficient Web experience to any handset built on the Android platform.

The browser offers a desktop-like Web browsing experience on a mobile phone, with features such as Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, password manager and bookmarks, said a press release.

With Opera Mini optimized for Android, more people would be able to get a PC-like browsing experience on their mobile handsets.

“Android users should not have to compromise when it comes to surfing the Web on their phones. Opera Mini will give Android users a fast and cost-efficient access to their favorite Web sites and services,” said Dag Olav Norem, vice president of Products, Opera Software.