Samsung Galaxy S5 to be priced between Rs. 51000 and Rs. 53000 in India


Samsung announced the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona earlier this year and it missed out more features that were rumored than the ones it packed. there wasn’t a 2K display or a premium build quality which was among the many features it missed. Nevertheless, Samsung knows the market better than anyone and they have come up with the Galaxy S5 with a bigger display, better camera and battery.

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Today Samsung launched the Galaxy S5 in India, but it did not announce the final pricing yet. Samsung Galaxy S4 was launched at Rs. 41,500 in India and currently retails for around Rs. 29,500. Yesterday, there were rumors which suggested that Samsung Galaxy S5 would be the first Samsung flagship device to sport a price tag of over Rs. 50,000 and today, a Press Release suggests the same. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is expected to be priced between Rs. 51,000 and Rs. 53,000. That makes it Samsung’s costliest smartphone offering and it will be nearly Rs. 10,000 higher than the current price of Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

If you did not know about the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S5, you can check out the quick list right below.

  • 5.1-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display
  • Octa-Core Exynos 5422 (Quad-Core A15 1.9 GHz +Quad-Core A7 1.3 GHz) processor
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • 16MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI and Ultra HD video recording
  • 2.1MP front-facing camera
  • IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance
  • 8.1 mm thick and weighs 145 grams
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory,  expandable up to 64GB with microSD
  • Infrared LED for smart TV remote
  • S Health 3.0, Heart rate sensor
  • 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2X2 MIMO), Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS, USB 3.0 and NFC
  • 2800 mAh Battery

It would be available for pre-order starting from March 29th and would go on sale starting April 11th. What do you think of the Samsung Galaxy S5 being priced over Rs. 50,000? Is it worthy? Let us know in the comments below.


Author: Monish Kumar

Monish is passionate about smartphones who is also interested in User Experience and Design. He is currently using Samsung Galaxy S3. You can follow him on Twitter and Google+