For iPhone users: Opera Mini Browser

[mf1973]

Opera browser now available in the apple app store, free. The dis loads lightning fast with it....

 

[mikelan6]

Other than speed, what are the benefits?

 

[mf1973]

So far, from what i can tell, just speed. Good browser to have in case you are in a 2G/edge only area....

 

[Cyrano]

From info I've read it is definitely not the browser to use with on-line banking But seems to offer speed advantage

 

[Sphyrna]

I guess the way it provides the speed is buy accessing the site on Opera's server then pushing that to the phone. The downside of this is that if a site has a mobile version it will not always load the mobile version. It depends on the site. I downloaded it a bit ago but haven't played with it too much. I did try bestbuy.com and it didn't render it too well. When I tried bestbuy on Safari it loaded their mobile site.

Another down side is the zoom. It only has 1 level of zoom.

I do like the "speed dial" icons on the home page. It makes it quick to access sites you visit regularly. That's a feature of Google Chrome I use all the time on my desktop.

 

[FireDancer]

From info I've read it is definitely not the browser to use with on-line banking But seems to offer speed advantage

This is very important.

The Opera servers will act as a man in the middle for any transaction including TLS/SSL. The only advantage is speed which for an information consumption standpoint is an advantage. If you are also sending confidential information it it not secure and shouldn't be used.

 

[redboxcar]

Another down side is the zoom. It only has 1 level of zoom.

I do like the "speed dial" icons on the home page. It makes it quick to access sites you visit regularly.

I also dislike the lacking zoom and like the "speed dial" icons. Overall, I think I'll keep using Safari, though.