There is no doubt that the Linux-based, open-source Android operating system is flourishing right now, thanks to some pretty good devices like the Motorola DROID and Google Nexus One (and their advertising). However, this is not the case with every other Linux-based OS out there. The young LiMo R2 platform for example, currently found only on the high-end Samsung H1 and the mainstream Samsung M1 is still what someone would call a “no-name”. In this review we will be examining the LiMo-powered Samsung H1, which is strictly designed for the Vodafone 360 services. It can be purchased either through Vodafone, or unlocked at some stores. We are using an unlocked unit, which means that we aren’t able to check out the Vodafone services, but we can closely examine the LiMo R2 OS and see if it has the potential to become a full-featured mobile platform.
As with many other hi-tech cell phones with large touch-sensitive screens, the first time that you open the box with the Samsung H1, you get surprised by how huge, sophisticated and interesting it looks. With design language reminiscent of the Ultra series, the Samsung H1 is by no means ugly. It’s actually quite bearable, but unfortunately lacks any sense of the fashionable appearance that was a distinctive mark of the Ultra series.
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