Last week Norwegian software developer Opera Software announced the release of Opera Mini 5.1, a browser that Opera Software said it works on more than 3,000 mobile phone models. Opera Software specifically mentioned Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, Nokia 6300, Nokia 2700, Sony Ericsson K550i, and Sony Ericsson W810i.

A week has passed since Opera Software announced the release of Opera Mini 5.1 and now the developer comes with another announcement: Opera 5.1 for Android has been released as well. The browser has been released to all users out there who have an Android-powered device and would like a better browsing experience.

Here is what you can expect to get from Opera Mini 5.1for Android:

• - Super fast browsing speeds
• - The option to set Opera Mini as the default browser
• - The whole screen is used when in full-screen mode
• - Session restore: if the browser is killed by the system while in the background, it will restore your session (granted you re-open Opera Mini within 60 minutes)
• - Improved page layout on high-resolution screens
• - Improved kinetic scrolling
• - Support for 96 languages

“Opera Mini 5.1 for the Android platform is the next step in bringing the world’s most popular mobile web browser to all major platforms, offering improved performance and great web experience to almost any handset. Opera Mini is used by over 61 million people on more than 3000 handset models and with today’s release Opera continues its mission to provide the best web experience on any device and on any platform,” commented Opera Software CEO, Lars Boilesen.

If you would like to get Opera Mini 5.1 for Android, you can get it straight from the Android Market. Alternatively you can launch your phone’s default browser and go to m.opera.com. When you get to the page Opera will select the optimized version for your phone automatically.