Announced at UpNorthWeb, Opera will release a beta version of Opera Mobile for Android with pinch-to-zoom and hardware acceleration within the next month. Opera will also update their iPhone Opera Mini browser for iPhone with both pinch-to-zoom and hardware acceleration.
Previously, Opera had only two zoom levels. With the introduction of pinch-to-zoom, users are in control of the zoom level. Text redraws almost instantly at all zoom levels, so text will always look sharp and easy to read.
Hardware acceleration allows Opera to run at lightning speed. Navigating a page, panning and zooming will be faster than ever. All this is made possible by taking full advantage of the power available on the phone. Hardware acceleration allows Opera to do things like pinch-to-zoom for all sites. It also allows a more fluid interaction between the user and the phone.