File photo of a man trying out Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy 5 smartphone in Seoul
File photo of a man trying out Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy 5 smartphone in SeoulReuters

The price of tech giant Samsung's latest smartphone Galaxy S5 has been slashed by multiple online retailers in India, in a move to lure more buyers .

The Galaxy S5, which made its India debut earlier this month, is officially priced at ₹51,500. Now online retailers Flipkart and Snapdeal have listed the smartphone at a discounted price of ₹46881 and ₹46882 respectively. While Flipkart offers two colour variants (Shimmery White -₹46881and Black-₹50499) of Galaxy S5, Snapdeal sells three colours(Shimmery White-₹46,882, Black- ₹51,048 and Electric Blue-₹51,099). However, the phone is still retailed with a price tag of ₹51,500 at Samsung India e-store.

Samsung Galaxy S5 sports 5.1-inch full HD (1920x1080p) super AMOLED screen with pixel density of 440 ppi (pixels per inch) and runs on the latest Android v4.4.2 KitKat with TouchWiz UI.

In India, Galaxy S5 (SM-G900H) is powered by Adinos Prime 2 processor (1.9GHz quad-cores + 1.3GHz quad-cores+ XMM6360) and supports only 3G network. The smartphone features finger-print sensor (on home button), water-and-dust resistant body (IP67 certifications), heart-rate monitor (below camera module), download boaster, fifth generation Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac HT80, MIMO (2x2)) and a 2800 mAh battery with Ultra Power Saving Mode. 

(ED:VS) 

Specifications of Samsung Galaxy S5:

Model Samsung Galaxy S5
Display 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with full HD (1920x1080p) resolutionCorning Gorilla Glass 3

pixel density of 440 ppi (pixels per inch)

OS Android v4.4.2 KitKat OS with new TouchWiz UI
Processor Adinos Prime 2 processor (1.9GHz quad-cores + 1.3GHz quad-cores+ XMM6360)
GPU Adreno 330
RAM 2GB
Storage capacity 16GB/32GB , expandable up to 128GB via micro SD card
Camera 16.0-main megapixel camera with HDR, fast (0.3-second) auto-focus (world's fastest), 4K video recording  2.1-megapixel front camera with full HD video recording
Battery 2800 mAh battery with Ultra Power Saving ModeTalk time: up to 21 hours

Standby mode: 390 hours

Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac HT80, MIMO (2x2)),  Bluetooth v4.0 BLE/ANT+, NFC, IR Remote
Add-ons Water-proof and dust-resistant IP67 certification, finger print based biometric technology, Kids mode, Private mode, Download booster, S Health v3.0
Colours Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue