NEWBURY, England, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The first handset to deliver the full Vodafone 360 experience - the Vodafone 360 Samsung H1 can be ordered from today at http://www.vodafone.co.uk/360.

Tailor made for Vodafone, the smartphone is the first in a number of handsets which delivers Vodafone 360 (http://www.vodafone360.com) - a brand new set of internet services for the mobile and PC which gathers all of a customer's friends, social networks and online communities, entertainment and personal favourites (like music, games, photos and video) in one place.

Boasting a 3.5, high definition OLED screen, 16GB memory, WiFi, GPS, a maximum talk time of over 400 minutes (3G) and a 5 megapixel camera, the Vodafone 360 Samsung H1 gives a great Vodafone 360 experience. The phone provides a unique 3D display that brings your most frequently contacted friends and family to the front of phone when you turn it on.

Vodafone 360 automatically syncs all contacts from your phone, Facebook(R), Windows Live Messenger(TM) and Google Talk(TM), and will soon also include Twitter - bringing your online social networks to your phone. Vodafone 360 also automatically backs up all phone content to the internet, meaning you never lose another contact, picture or video ever again.

Key benefits of Vodafone 360:

- All contacts and content in one place, allowing you immediate access to contacts across different networking sites - all the latest information updates including Facebook status updates and the ability to chat through Windows Live Messenger and Google Talk - Create different contact groups across social media networks, giving you a way to organise your contacts the way you want and manage how you share different information with different groups - Share locations, tag and share pictures and favourite places - Confidence that your connected address book is synchronised between your phone and the web and you can easily recover your phone contacts if you change or lose your mobile - Access to Vodafone 360 through a variety of handsets and operating systems from multiple manufacturers - the ultimate experience being through a custom-built device such as the Vodafone 360 Samsung H1 - Non-Vodafone customers can access some of the range of services, linking them to their social networks via mobile.

The Vodafone 360 Samsung H1 ( http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/vodafone360-samsung-h1) will be free on 24 month contracts of GBP35 and above, available at http://www.vodafone.co.uk/360. With an unlimited data package included, customers signing up will have the confidence to get the most out of Vodafone 360. For more information on Vodafone 360 go to http://www.vodafone360.com.

Vodafone Group Plc is the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States through the Company's subsidiary undertakings, joint ventures, associated undertakings and investments.

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SOURCE: Vodafone UK

CONTACT: For more information, please contact: Ben Taylor, Vodafone UKExternal Communications, +44-(0)1635-666777