As promised, the site that originally leaked info on the LiMo-powered I8330 H2 has published some pictures of the same. There’s not much on the design front, just a little facelift with a different placement of the camera at the back but the interesting thing is the specs, which are powerful enough to pip the predecessor.

The rumored specs read: LiMo R3 OS, full touchscreen display, 1GHz CPU, 8MP camera with full HD video recording support, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HSDPA. Not to forget it will also be loaded with Vodafone’s 360 service.

The availability is expected sometime around the FIFA World Cup, which means the announcement could come pretty soon.

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A new LiMo-powered Samsung phone for Vodafone is expected soon. The info comes from Samsung-Firmware who says that I8330 H2 will be launched in time of the FIFA World Cup and will feature LiMo R3 OS, full touchscreen display, 1GHz CPU, 8MP camera with full HD video recording support, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HSDPA.

We don’t have a picture yet but the site promises to publish one soon.

One Samsung executive recently confirmed about the platform structure for upcoming Samsung smartphones. According to him, Samsung’s smartphone portfolio will have 50 percent of Android devices while its own bada platform will account for about 33 percent phones. They haven’t confirmed the status of Windows Mobile or LiMo but the Microsoft OS should understandably take the majority in the remaining share.

What’s your take? Shouldn’t Samsung adopt bada more since its their own platform and enjoy more control?

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Samsung’s first LiMo compliant handset for its home market has received the nod from the FCC, hinting the impending launch anytime now. Samsung had scheduled to launch the device this month on SK Telecom.

Also, we managed to grab the drawing of M510’s back that reveals its camera, memory card and SIM card slot positions. Confirmed M510 specs include a 3.5-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, 5MP auto focus camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more.

UPDATE: Take it as pure speculation but the M510 could be Vodafone H1 in SKT’s garb since the claimed specs match exactly with H1.

Samsung has confirmed to launch the first LiMo compliant handset in their home market by the end of this year. The SCH-M510 will be released by SK Telecom making it the first LiMo handset for Korea and 45th globally.

Samsung’s announcement comes on the same day as the announcement by South Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy to form Korea LiMo Ecosystem Association, an initiative to facilitate innovation and opportunity for LiMo products in the Korean market.

SCH-M510 will feature a 3.5-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 5MP auto focus camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, accelerometer and support for various audio and video formats.

UPDATE: Specs added.
UPDATE 2: Vodafone also announce Samsung M1.

The first device to be powered by LiMo Release 2 (R2) platform has made an official entry in the form of Vodafone 360 H1 by Samsung. The H1 that was leaked earlier this month supports Vodafone’s 360 service, which includes a universal contact list clubbing every detail of a contact from various services and allows the user to see the latest interactions with them in a chronological order.

Detailed specs are still awaited but the phone will sport a 3.5-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen and a camera capable of recording videos at 720p resolution.

LiMo Foundation, a global consortium of mobile industry leaders also confirmed to launch many more handsets based on the R2 LiMo platform by 2010.

Specifications:
Network: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps 900/2100; EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
OS: Linux
CPU: TI OMAP 3430 600MHz
Display: 3.5” AMOLED, WVGA 16M color
Camera: 5 Megapixel Auto Focus with LED flash
Video: MPEG4 / H.263/ H.264, Divx,Xvid, WMV / HD (720p) recording
Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+(e), WMA, AMR
Other features: GPS, WiFi, Web Player, FM Radio with RDS, VF 360 3D UI Applications (People view, Time Line, Activity View, Search View)
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
Memory :16GB + MicroSD (up to 32GB)
Size: 58 x 115.8 x 13.2mm
Battery: 1500mAh

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