Samsung Electronics, the world’s second largest handset maker, said Friday that it released its first open source-based mobile phone exclusively for a British mobile carrier.

Samsung Electronics said its new touchscreen device based on the LiMo platform will be available for subscribers to a new service called “Vodafone 360,” which is provided by the world’s largest mobile telecommunications network company Vodafone Inc.

The LiMo platform is an operating system and software development platform for mobile devices, developed by the LiMo Foundation. The foundation is a consortium of mobile industry leaders working together to deliver a free and open software source for use by the whole mobile industry, based on the Linux computer operating system.

“As a Founder Member of the LiMo Foundation, we have been highly involved in driving the platform forward and are truly delighted that Samsung has delivered the first R2 LiMo handset,” said Shin Jong-kyun, executive vice president and head of the mobile communications division at Samsung Electronics.

LiMo R2, or Release 2, refers to the latest version of the original LiMo, Samsung officials explained.

“Vodafone 360 H1 by Samsung represents our commitment to deliver the quality and richness of the LiMo platform to consumers worldwide. Together with Samsung’s proven technology leadership in the mobile phone industry, I strongly believe that Samsung will provide better value to our consumers along with Vodafone’s ground breaking service, Vodafone 360,” Shin said.

As Samsung’s first LiMo platform product, the Vodafone 360 H1 is equipped with high performance in a stylish design, the company said.

The phone comes with a 3.5 inch high-resolution active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display and a wide range of features including high-definition video recording.

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