Hands on Opera Mobile, Opera Mini 6 11-CNET (blog)

Opera Mobile is optimized for the tablets. We tried it on the Motorola Xoom.(Credit: Opera)

Opera last week announced it would launch two new mobile browser at CTIA – Opera Mobile and Opera Mini 6 11 – but when it came to the new and improved features, mostly silent.

We're lucky to get into the hands of the Assembly Preview before performances and can share much more about what is in store for the Opera in mobile phones and tablets.

Opera Mobile and Opera Mini 6 11 see some changes.(Credit: photo by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)

Starting with the interface, the browser Opera Gets a bump on the sophistication of the already graphically rich display. Opera faithful have some subtle changes--to give up his header shaved the Opera browser, icon settings changed in the Opera "O" icon, and search engine selector also stepped into the search field.

The sharing menu shortcut is a new feature to hit duo of the browser. Press the "O" icon screen options, arrives. In addition to bookmarks, history, settings, downloads, and so is the ability to share via email, text, Twitter, Facebook and other social networks.

You can also pinch zoom across the Board on all compatible devices supported by both versions of the browsers. Click to zoom in before sometimes had to. Opera says that strengthened also scrolling, panning and zooming.

Opera is also jumping on the Tablet crazy tuning Mini and mobile for a larger screen of the tablet. The Motorola Xoom (running Android 3.0 honeycomb) that it loaded, Opera Mobile looks almost the same as on Android smartphone, except that the navigation bar moves up.

Overall Opera worked quickly and smoothly, with only two exceptions. The Opera had no problem loading Web pages, but we found (Chow.com) whose loading width must have confused a browser because the image of rhythmically pulled back and then expanded, until we're tapped. (Chow.com is part of CBS Interactive, which also publishes CNET.) Further, while the problem is that Opera Mobile has not been properly loaded the Web page we need to verify at CNET public Wi-Fi. We had to open the default browser, before we can take advantage of the Opera. It is a challenge for Opera for years, and one space in its service, which does not affect most people, demonstrates the weakness of that browser of this caliber should.

Opera Mini 6-faster, more condensed version, the proxy will be available on Android, BlackBerry, Symbian/Series 60 and Java (J2ME) mobile phones. Opera Mobile 11-native, stand-alone browser – will be compatible with Android, Symbian, Windows 7 (I think tablets) and MeeGo.

You can download free from the browser in the device app store (it may not be true for all) or browser on m.opera.com. Then let us know what you think about the new Opera Mini and Opera Mobile.

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