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Originally Posted by DizmoCash
I tested and I must say it does not please me.
This browser is still regressive for specialized mobile sites, though on the basis, it is optimized to improve the display of non-mobile sites on mobile devices, by compressing the data via its proxy.
What I have observed :
- Forget the continuous zoom : there are only 2 views
- The layouts are not respected
- The images are too compressed, pixelated rendering
- Text boxes links are difficult to target and must try several times, even for larger text
- No Video : Opera Mini attempts to open the video in Safari via its proxy
If Opera Mobile has been submitted to Apple, it would not be accepted because of its engine identical to Safari.
It is probably for this reason that Apple has accepted the application Opera Mini in his store.
Meanwhile, Opera has gone through one door, more to come...  |
All valid points, but the fact another browser is available to the iphone is great and a well thought out way of getting it accepted.
It's by no means perfect, but it's a fantastic opening version. The tabs are fantastic, load times are great, zoom is two-step crap but I'm sure this will come with maturity, and proxy browsing isn't a bad thing.
And because it's proxy browsing, it even gives them a great hand on ad revenue should there be a paid/free version incarnation in the future.
Opera have a great track record to date on security, but I found it somewhat disconcerting that you could download and use the browser without having to agree to any terms about privacy, since they can (and must likely will) store your browsing habits.