Opera Software has unveiled a native version of its Opera Mini 5 beta browser for mobile phones which run on Windows Mobile 5 and 6. One of the notable features in the Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile is that it does not required Java. The Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile has been included same rich feature set as the Java-based version.



In order to enhance the mobile browsing experience, the Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile is also featured with tabbed browsing, the password manager, bookmarks and Speed Dial function. In addition, the Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile has built-in capability to compress data traffic by nearly 90% for enhancing page loading and speed.

“Windows Mobile deserves a mobile browser that looks better, handles better and delivers better than the default browser. Even though Opera has 50 million satisfied Opera Mini users, we always seek ways to improve our browser for each and every mobile phone user out there. Now, we are pleased to offer the world’s most popular mobile Web browser as a native Windows Mobile application” remarked by Dag Olav Norem, VP of Products, Opera Software.

The Opera Mobile 5 beta for Windows Mobile is available for free download to install from desktop or directly download from m.opera.com/next/ by using mobile phone default Web browser.

Update: Opera Mini 5.1