Opera Mobile is a full browser with client-side support for JavaScript, HTML5, Flash & WebGL (Android Only). In Opera Mini, the browser engine is running on Opera's servers. Web pages are transcoded and compressed up to 90% before being downloaded to the device, making Opera Mini lightning fast and also much cheaper if you are paying per megabyte.
Opera Mobile 12 Changelog
Added:
- Support for more than 9 speed dials
- WebGL support (Android only)
- HTML5 Camera (Android 2.1+ only)
- HTML5 Device Orientation
- HTML5 parser (Ragnarök)
- Android Beam support (NFC)
- Added Flash support on Android 4.0.3
- RTL text support in UI
- Turkish, Arabic, and Farsi translation
- Support for Russian input in Opera VK (S60 only)
- Quick access to URL/search from Symbian status bar (S60 5.0 and Symbian^3)
Improved:
- Keyboard support (Android only)
- Scrolling on high pixel devices (Galaxy Nexus)
- Closing of tabs
- SSL connection speed
- Tab session restore
- Find in page UI
Upgraded:
- Presto core (2.10.254)
- Support -o-linear-gradient and -o-radial-gradient for <image>
- Many improvements to the XMLHTTPRequest support
- Improved text kerning (text should reflow better when pinch zooming)
- Speed dial screenshot quality improved
