Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian phones unveiled

MUMBAI, INDIA: Opera today unveiled the final version of Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian/Series 60 phones, with faster JavaScript performance for a speedy browsing experience.

Making its debut in Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian is just-in-time compilation (JIT) performance optimization to the Carakan JavaScript engine, the same powerful engine that drives Opera’s desktop browser said a press release.

Speed trials of today’s release show that Opera Mobile 10.1 races ahead of its predecessor, performing nine times faster than Opera Mobile 10.0 on the SunSpider JavaScript test, added the release.

“Powerful smartphones deserve an equally powerful browser,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. “Opera Mobile 10.1 today brings the best mobile browsing experience to the world’s most popular smartphone platform.”

Also making its debut in Opera Mobile 10.1 is support for geolocation, which puts you and your mobile on the map.

Some of the feaures included in Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian includes Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, Opera Link, password manager and Opera Turbo compression.

Opera Mobile 10.1 is available for smartphones based on Symbian^3, and Symbian S60 3rd and 5th editions.