Opera Mobile 10 was updated to Beta 2 on Monday. Opera is aiming to improve the user experience as they get closer to the final version. The key update for the second beta is native keyboard integration. I also notice some improvement in performance.

Multiple tabs and bookmarks speeddial on Opera Mobile

According to Opera, “Users are now able to use their default keyboards to input characters, allowing users to write in their native languages when searching on Google or writing an e-mail, for example.” Previously, it displayed their own on-screen Qwerty.

The first beta of Opera Mobile 10 was released in November. I complained about ‘Out of Memory’ messages when scrolling through large pages or opening multiple windows when using the Nokia N97. I don’t see the message.. as frequently. We have to factor in that the Nokia N97 only has 128MB RAM instead of 256MB on the Nokia N900 though.

Opera Mobile 10 is free to download. Simply visit m.opera.com/mobile using your phone’s default Web browser.