Opera Mini 6.1.0 Vxp -

Opera Mini, launched in 2005, was not a conventional browser. It was a thin client. Instead of downloading and rendering web pages locally (a task too heavy for a phone with 8MB of RAM), it sent a URL request to Opera’s servers. Those servers fetched, compressed, and rendered the page, then sent back a lightweight binary image (in Opera’s Binary Markup Language, or OBML). This reduced data usage by up to 90%—a revolution in the era of $0.01 per kilobyte roaming charges.

The 6.1.0 update introduced several usability improvements that made mobile browsing feel more desktop-like: Opera Mini 6.1.0 Vxp -

As you typed in the search bar, the browser would suggest terms to speed up your input. Search from Address Bar: Opera Mini, launched in 2005, was not a conventional browser