Opera Mini has finally left its beta stage and is being officially released for the Android platform. Watch out Chrome-Lite because Opera Mini 4.2 offers numerous fixes and some new features such as [via ZDNet]:
1. Now you can upload and download files through Opera Mini and save pages for offline viewing 2. Videos will be redirected to the system's video player 3. Double tap now works for zooming in and out 4. Inline URL entry instead of using native input 5. Fixed password text entry to hide characters 6. Fixed problems with exiting application when back button was pressed 7. Improved trackball speed 8. All internal pages, like the start page, now have font size extra large for easier navigation
Everything sounds pretty nifty to us, the ability to save pages for offline viewing is especially crucial considering T-Mobile's anemic 3G coverage. We're pretty big fans of choice here at Android Central and though the native "chrome-lite" browser on Android is great, it looks like Opera Mini 4.2 is shaping up to be a real contender. What do you guy think? Anyone using Opera Mini over Android's Chrome?
