The browser will then show you a snapshot of the page which is relatively lightweight when it comes data. That will reduce data consumption drastically by rendering the web page on Opera’s server instead of your smartphone. If internet connectivity is intermittent, you can choose Extreme instead of Automatic option. You can control image load quality, decide whether to block ads or not and adjust how aggressively do you want to save data. Tapping on the arrow will reveal a breakdown of the data saved in percentage with a weekly view. You can view the data saved by tapping on the Opera icon. Once you do that, the Opera Browser will render pages using the same compression technology that Opera Mini utilizes. You will have to enable the option manually in the Settings. Opera Browser doesn’t have data saver switched on by default. I just wanted to book some tickets! To my surprise, the ads were served in English. The worst part was that those stories were adult-themed (So embarrassing!). However, I was served news stories in Hindi below the bookmarks on both Opera Browser and Opera Mini. When I opened the browser for the first time, I selected my preferred language as English. Clicking on this logo will reveal further options like data saved, settings, and so on. The logo of Opera is red in Opera Mini while grayed out in Opera Browser for some reason. Shortcuts for search, back button, and tab-switch are available at the bottom of the screen. There are some handy bookmarks under the address bar, but the design is cluttered which is consistent across both the apps.

Opera Mini launched slightly faster than Opera Browser but the difference is negligible and most of you won’t notice the difference. An app with a smaller footprint, designed to take up less space, will continue to do the same in the future too. Why is that important? As you begin using a browser, it consumes more and more space. Note that space requirements will vary depending on the device’s make and model.

Just to talk numbers, Opera Browser consumed 94MB while Opera Mini consumed just 44MB. Though space is not really a problem on my smartphone, I noticed that Opera Mini consumed a lot less space than Opera Browser.

So we’re charting out the differences as well as similarities between both the browsers to make it easy for you to decide the best one for you. That said, the existence of Opera Browser and Opera Mini often confuses many when it comes to picking one.

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