Samsung on Thursday announced launch of Galaxy S5 in India. Samsung said the price of Galaxy S5 will be between Rs 51,000 and Rs 53,000. It will be available in the market from April 11, though consumers can pre-order it through the Samsung India online store or select retailers in eight cities by paying Rs 1500. Samsung said that more information on pre-ordering of Galaxy S5 will be made available to consumers through Galaxy 5 advertisements which will start appearing soon. In India, the Galaxy S5 will be available in four colours - black, white, blue and gold. Galaxy S5 is a high-end phone and as such packs in the premium hardware. Its Exynos processor runs four high-performance cores at 1.9GHz while the low-power cores run at 1.3GHz. The device has 16/32GB internal storage with support for an up to 64GB microSD card. The phone has a 5.1-inch SuperAMOLED screen with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16MP primary camera, 2MP front camera and 2GB RAM. It is powered by Android 4.4.2, which is the latest version of the OS. The device has a 2800mAh battery. The three key features in Galaxy S5 are finger-print scanner, a heart-rate sensor and the new body that is water and dust proof. In the market, Galaxy S5 will go against the next generation of top end smartphones from Sony, LG, HTC and Apple. HTC has announced HTC One M8, which is likely to launch in April in India. LG will come out with G3 in the coming months while Sony will launch Xperia Z2. Samsung also said that Galaxy Gear Fit, a fitness band that doubles up as a smartwatch will also be available in India from April 11. It has been priced at Rs 15,900. Samsung is also launching Galaxy Gear 2, which will cost Rs 21,900 and Galaxy Gear 2 Neo that will cost over Rs 15,900. Galaxy Gear Fit has a curved AMOLED screen measuring 1.8 inches. It also has a heart rate monitor. It will work with the S Health app on select Galaxy phones to record the fitness activity of a user. It can record steps taken in a day as well as has a heart rate sensor that will show the intensity of a workout while a user is in gym. Gear Fit can also send notifications for emails, calls or messages received on the paired smartphone. It is also water and dust proof. 

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