Android users now have a new choice when it comes to browsers. Today, Opera Software announced that Opera Mobile 10.1 beta is available in the Android Market for free.

Opera claims that its new Mobile browser boasts faster page loading than other browsers and a highly fluid panning, scrolling and smooth zooming experience. Speed Dial gives quick access to the user's favorite websites while the password manager saves the user from cumbersome mobile-phone typing. Additionally, users will experience better browsing on slow or congested networks with Opera Turbo, which provides up to 80 percent data compression.

Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta for Android also features:

* Easy tab management with visual tabs
* Opera Presto rendering engine
* Sync your bookmarks across devices with Opera Link
* Ability to be set as the default browser
* Geolocation support
* SVG support

Opera Mobile can be downloaded directly to the Android phone for free from the Android Market or at m.opera.com/next. The browser is available for Android users in the following 18 versions: Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokm?l, Norwegian Nynorsk, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.