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Opera Mobile 9.5 Reviewed

Published May 21st, 2008 10:30 AM EDT By BAMAToNE

Matthew Miller over at ZDNet has written a nice review of the new Opera Mobile 9.5 for mobile phones. Here are some highlights:

After using Opera Mobile 9.5 for several days [...], I have to say it is the new standard for web browsing on a mobile device.

Opera Mobile 9.5 takes [the browsing] experience to the next level with quick context-sensitive zooming (called Opera Zoom), fluid finger scrolling and panning, multiple tabbed browsing, ability to save pages for offline viewing, fast page loading, Flash Lite 3 support, and more.

IMHO, Opera Mobile 9.5 is even better than the iPhone’s Safari browser because I can perform functions like text selection, copy and paste, manage passwords, and save or send images from a web page.

Read the entire ZDNet review here:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1107

Read more about Opera Mobile here:
http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/

Opera Mobile 9.5 was announced back in February but has not yet been released for download. It can, however, be found preinstalled in some mobile phones, such as the HTC Advantage X7510, which Mr. Miller used for his review.

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  1. 1 mRkukov May 21st, 2008 at 11:24 am
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows XP

    “but has not yet been released for download.”

    …and that’s the only BIG problem here!

  2. 2 Duncan May 21st, 2008 at 2:27 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows XP

    I’m sure I’m not the only one keeping an eye on the Opera Mobile blog for news of the release. Are there any hints as to when the rest of us will get a look-in? Have been keen to get hold of a copy since the Febuary announcement.

  3. 3 Andy May 21st, 2008 at 7:30 pm
    using Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 on Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu Linux

    By the time it turns up, it’ll be obsolete! I love Opera Mobile 8.65, but I can’t be the only one wondering what the delay to 9.5 beta is, particularly since it’s already been rolled out onto some devices. It’s very odd.

  4. 4 Nerml P. Norml May 22nd, 2008 at 9:40 am
    using Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0 on Windows Windows XP

    Wonder if there will be a PalmOS version (how does one say ‘PLEASE????’ in Norwegian?)

  5. 5 KTswami May 22nd, 2008 at 11:26 am
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Mac OS Mac OS X

    @Andy: You should email your mobile company to ask them when Opera Mobile v9.5 is available on their device or if it will be pre-installed. We need pressure from both sides.

  6. 6 projekty logo May 22nd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
    using Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows Windows ME

    where im find Opera portable?

  7. 7 hmm May 23rd, 2008 at 9:07 am
    using Opera Opera 9.27 on Windows Windows Vista

    @Andy

    I actually don’t think Opera Mobile 9.5 is available on any phones right now. All phones where 9.5 has been announced are still in development, AFAIK.

  8. 8 Test May 23rd, 2008 at 8:15 pm
    using SymbianOS SymbianOS 9.1

    Test comment

  9. 9 ruph May 24th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
    using Opera Mini Opera Mini 9.50

    when it will be released for download?

  10. 10 David Boylan Jun 8th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
    using Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 on Windows Windows Vista

    Hi tried Opera 9.5 very good but having a problem with setting up the email , i want to read my yahoo mail in the Opera browser when i click the mail button but i don’t understand the procedure , in my Firefox i just have a mail icon which i have told my email address and password and that’s it have i missed something in Opera? a screen shot of the steps would be helpful

    Regards Dave

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