Samsung Galaxy S5 rumors confirmed by news reports say that the S5 flagship is already available for preorder from many carriers in the U.S. It will also be in stores like Target and Best Buy. Buyers are advised to check for new offers at these stores.
Best Buy came out with a interesting offer for people who have very old tabs and smartphone and would like to trade it in. The company offers $300 Best Buy Gift Cards to shoppers who trade their tablets or smartphone.
Another reason to wait a bit after launch is that there might be a better version of the Samsung Galaxy S5 that the Korean phone maker is working on. In its initial news releases, Samsung had mentioned two variants of the S5: a "Standard" and a "Prime" version.
It turns out that Samsung unveiled just one variant during MWC 2014 's Barcelona press event. In a seemingly secretive move, Samsung listed one processor for the Galaxy S5., which was a 2.5GHz quad-core generic CPU. But in the S4, two processor options for each phone. Analysts say, the Galaxy S5 will also get a octa-core processor variant.
The 2.1GHz octa-core processor CPU is not well known. Seoul, Korea-based Samsung is expected to release the new Exynos mobile processors.Exynos announcements were made ahead of the CES 2014 and MWC 2014 trade show in Barcelona but the new CPUs were not released. At this time, it's not clear when the octa-core Galaxy S5 will be unveiled. A second handset variant may have different specs than those with the 2.5GHz Galaxy S5 model that will be shelved at stores on April 11.
A data analysis of the Galaxy S5′s price revealed a projection that by the third month from launch, the S5 is worth much less at retail stores than the original launch price on April 11, when the highly touted wonder phone from the Korean phone maker will hit the stores - as much a quarter off the price tag at launch.
According to Idealo, "The average price of the Samsung Galaxy S2 had reduced by 13% of its initial value after three months of being on sale." In a post on its blog, the consumer electronics price analyst wrote, "Its successor, the Galaxy S3, experienced a price decline of 14%. One generation down the line, we notice an even more significant price decline. The Galaxy S4, which was released in May 2013, was 18% cheaper by August 2013."
"Based on this data, we can predict that after just 3 months, the new Galaxy S5 could be available for just 76% of its original release price, which makes up a price reduction of almost a quarter, just three months on from market release," the post continued.
With Reports By BGR
