Samsung Galaxy S5 to be cheaper than S4 at launch

So the rumours were true. Samsung's new flagship phone, Galaxy S5, will be priced lower than its predecessor S4 at the time of its commercial launch. South Korean ZDNet has confirmed that the Taiwanese launch price of the Galaxy S5 as 540 euros. Which is almost 60 euros less than the price of the Galaxy S4 when the phone was launched last year.

Samsung Galaxy S5: Ten things to notice

The new Samsung phone will hit stores worldwide on April 11. In India, it is expected to cost about Rs.40,000.

Last month, the Samsung Galaxy S5 was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 with much fanfare but without any price tag.

Samsung Galaxy S5: The phone with heart-rate monitor 

The successor to Samsung's best seller, the Galaxy S4, as expected, has come with a host of new features and better specifications. Heart-rate monitor and fingerprint sensor are its notable features.

The Galaxy S5 comes with a 5.10-inch Super AMOLED (1080 X 1920p) display that is slightly bigger than the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S5 sports a 16-megapixel rear camera and a 2.1-megapixel front camera with ability to capture 4K video. What makes the camera different is its auto-focus speed which, Samsung claims, is 0.3 seconds, the fastest ever.

On the specifications front, the S5 has a 2.5GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 2800mAh battery. It runs on the latest Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat.