Samsung Galaxy S5 to be priced between Rs 51,000-53,000 in India

Samsung, in an event held in Delhi on Thursday, has announced that its flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is up for pre-orders from March 29. The phone shall be available from April 11, in line with the global launch dates announced by Samsung at its Unpacked 5 event held last month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Samsung says the 16GB GalaxyS5 will be priced between Rs. 51,000 and 53,000. The phone is available in 4 colour options- black, white, blue and golden-copper.

With the Galaxy S5, Samsung is betting big on the on the fitness feature and the heart rate monitor on the phone is likely to attract a lot of marketing effort. Other key features include a 16 MP camera, 2.5GHz Snapdragon 800 SoC with 2GB of RAM and a new feature called the Ultra Power Saving mode, which claims to give you a 24-hour battery even when your phone shows the battery capacity at 10 per cent.

The Galaxy S5 has a 5.1-inch FHD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) display and runs the Android 4.4.2 KitKat. It will come packed with a 2800mAh battery. Samsung claims 10 hour web browsing and 12 hour music playback from the Galaxy S5's 2800mAh battery. In addition, Samsung has made the S5 water and dust proof, following the footsteps of rival smartphone maker Sony. It also offers a Finger Scanner, much like the iPhone 5S, providing a secure, biometric screen locking feature.

Samsung is seemingly going back to basics when it comes to the Galaxy S5, a phone that is largely being touted as extremely crucial is deciding the future of the smartphone maker.