Samsung s5, UNPACKED 5

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http://www.youtube.com/user/SamsungMobile/UNPACKED

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http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/02/t...ung-galaxy-s5/

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SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 RELEASE DATE

The Galaxy S5 will go on sale globally on the 11th of April - if you want the black or white handset. If you're holding out for the blue or gold colours, you'll be in for a longer wait; the blue model should arrive on the 22nd of April and the gold handset won't arrive until the 20th of May.






SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 PRICE

SIM-FREE
The Galaxy S5 is available to pre-order directly from Samsung if you don't want to be tied into a contract or to a particular network. You'll have to pay for the privilege, however; the current pre-order price is a whopping £650.

You can find it a little cheaper if you're happy to be locked to Vodafone's network; you can get the phone for £580 directly from the network.

Currently the best SIM-free deal looks to be from The Carphone Warehouse, where you can pick up a handset for £570.

EE
Put down £10 upfront and EE will sell you a Galaxy S5 on a two year, £43 a month contract. You get a generous 10GB of 4G data and access to the fastest LTE network in the UK for your cash, as long as you're in one of the towns and cities that EE has upgraded with 4G coverage.

You can reduce the monthly cost down to £33, keeping unlimited calls and texts, double speed 4G and 4GB of data, but you'll have to shell out £260 upfront for the phone.

At least EE has a nice incentive; anyone taking out a pre-order before the 10th of April will qualify for a return flight to one of several European destinations.

Orange and T-Mobile
Essentially the cheaper 3G alternatives to EE's 4G contracts, both Orange and T-Mobile have very similar deals. The cheapest T-Mobile monthly contract costs £28 for unlimited 3G data and 500 minutes, but you have to drop £230 on the handset upfront. Orange reduces the upfront cost to £199 and ups the number of minutes to 1,000, but only includes 500MB of data.

Vodafone
With no downpayment required, Vodafone will let you get your hands on a Galaxy S5 for £42 per month. You'll be tied in to a two year contract, but will get unlimited calls and texts, and 4GB of 3G data.

You'll have to spend £79 upfront and £38 a month thereafter to get 4G access, which comes with 3GB of data.

O2
If you don't want to put any money down upfront, O2 will charge you £48 per month for 5GB of 4G data on the Refresh tariff (which uncouples the phone from your SIM should you want to upgrade early). Otherwise you could pay £70 for the handset then £38 a month thereafter for 2GB of data.

Three
The unlimited data deal makes Three a particularly tempting proposition for would-be Galaxy S5 owners. All customers automatically get 4G for no extra charge, so if you pay £69 upfront and £41 thereafter you can surf, tweet and stream to your heart's content.

If you aren't permanently tied to the internet, you can save some cash on the cheaper £38 per month contract. It carries the same £69 upfront fee, but includes 600 minutes and 2GB of data.

Virgin
You could get a good deal on a Galaxy S5 if you already have broadband through Virgin Media - all tariffs are £10 less for existing customers. The cheapest monthly contract will set you back £29, with a £100 payment upfront, but is truly frugal when it comes to allowances; 250 texts, 250MB of 3G dat sand 100 minutes of calls are all you get.

You get a much better allowance by jumping to the £37 tariff, which includes unlimited calls and texts, and 2GB of data. You'll still need to put down £100 for the handset, and tie yourself in for two years though.


Source
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smart...afone-o2-three

[midlife2]

Giffgaff price unlocked is £529

[riiidaa]

Originally Posted by midlife2

Giffgaff price unlocked is £529

good to know.

[Steve_PPP]

Does anyone else think the cost of smartphones is going a bit mad? I wouldn't think of going out for a night in town with over £500 of cash for fear of having my wallet pinched, yet we all just plonk these phones on the bar/table without even worrying...

God i sound like i'm getting old

[riiidaa]

i never plonk my smart fone down like that tbh, my sister did last week in a restaurant in the o2 and I became concerned, had the steak knife to hand and eyes like a hawk.

[simonairheadz]

Steve your getting old

[Steve_PPP]

lol, cheers!