Opera Mobile 11.5.5 (for Android)

Now in its eleventh season, Opera Mobile 11.5.5 for Android is as refined as the art form itself. Its silky smooth scrolling simply can't be beat, and "patrons" of Opera will appreciate the appealing way this mature, stable app organizes navigation and status bars. But although Opera is fast and performs well, it lacks the minimalist interface?crucial on mobile screens?of Firefox 10 (free, 3.5 stars), and its feature set pales in comparison to our Editors' Choice recipient, Dolphin Browser HD 7.5 (free, EC, 4.5 stars).?

Unobstructed Views
Opera Mobile 11 hits the right notes for mobile browsing. It lacks the swagger of Firefox's swipeable trays, but the clean bottom-fitted navigation bar, defined by the Opera "O," looks and performs well. The tab-sorting tray, which reveals miniaturized page-views, is a visual treat. On the other hand, minimalists will appreciate how Opera provides a Full Screen Mode as well as the option to individually disable both the navigation and status bars. There's even a Mobile View that compresses full-size webpages for the mobile screen (albeit, with mixed success).

Opera supports text wrapping, though the feature is made more potent with the latest release's dynamic pinch-zoom: text responds to the slightest pinch. Unlike Firefox or Dolphin, though, Opera sticks with one decidedly old-fashioned feature: separate search and URL fields. I consider this a frivolous use of limited mobile screen estate; however, I'm certain that some users appreciate the distinction. At the very least, it makes choosing a search option?for example, toggling between Google and Dictionary.com?more accessible.

Dialing Extensions
Every time you open an Opera Mobile 11.5.5 tab, you're greeted with a fully customizable collection of your favorite websites called a Speed Dial. The feature is clever enough that it's won imitation by Safari and Chrome ("Top Sites" and "New Tab Page," respectively) and duplication by Dolphin ("Speed Dial"). Your Speed Dial comes pre-populated with some Opera favorites (e.g., BBC News. Unlike some imitators, Opera Mobile 11 forces you to manually configure Speed Dial, as it doesn't automatically populate itself with frequently visited sites.

In the context of alternative browsers Firefox and Dolphin, Opera's greatest drawback is its subtraction of Add-ons. While the desktop client recently gained Extensions, Opera has yet to make them available for the mobile browser. On the other hand, some international users who can't access Google's Marketplace will appreciate that Opera is the only one of the browsers to bundle a mobile store through which users can access free and paid apps for just about any device.

Donning Cufflinks
Opera offers a host of browsers: whether you're surfing on a tablet, desktop, or one of 3,000 different headsets, Opera Link helps you feel at home. As with Mozilla Sync, Link synchronizes your bookmarks, but it also transports those custom Speed Dials and search engines. I would love to see Opera take the feature a step further, and, in the model of Mozilla, add history and passwords to tote.

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