PRESS RELEASE
The eagerly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5 will be launching on Three from April 11 with pre-order availability from March 28, in-store, online or by calling 0800 358 3429.
Samsung's flagship device will be available for an upfront cost of £69 and a choice of four different 24 month price plans. These start at £38 a month with for 600 minutes and 2GB of data, up to £44 a month for unlimited minutes and all-you-can-eat data.
The Samsung Galaxy S5's enhanced S Health offering is just like putting a real-time fitness coach in your pocket. With a host of new tools to help people stay fit, including an in-built pedometer, heart rate monitor and a fantastic range of apps available through Google Play such as Runkeeper, it's never been easier to conquer personal fitness goals. Partnered with Samsung's Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit accessories, available on Three at £199 each, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is the perfect exercise buddy.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is also equipped with an incredible 16MP camera, featuring a super-fast auto-focus of up to just 0.3 seconds, so it's perfect for capturing finish line moments in outstanding clarity.
Other aids such as the camera's new selective focus feature allows budding photographers to focus on a specific area of an object while simultaneously blurring out the background, providing even more control over pictures.
Sylvia Chind, head of devices at Three, said: "Whether you're a fitness fanatic, keen photographer, or you just enjoy streaming music, the Samsung Galaxy S5 has something for everyone.
"Partnered with Three's fast 4G network available at no extra cost, additional features such as the Galaxy S5's download booster that uses both Wi-Fi and 4G to increase data speed, means you are no longer confined to your desktop when downloading large files. Altogether making this Samsung smartphone the most feature-rich customer experience yet."
The Samsung Galaxy S5 also features an innovative finger scanner, providing a secure, screen locking experience and you can even use your fingerprint to encrypt sensitive files or to buy things online via PayPal. In addition, the device also features Ultra Power Saving Mode which turns the display to black and white, and closes all unnecessary features to minimise the battery consumption when you're out and about with no access to a charger.
You can experiment with the new Samsung Galaxy S5 device by visiting Three in-store from March 28, where all devices are live and ready to give you a full customer experience to enable you to make your decision.
Key features:
- 16MP Camera with fast Auto-Focus of up to 0.3 seconds so you'll always get a great picture in an instant.
- Built-in heart rate monitor.
- 5.1-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display for a rich viewing experience
- Dust and water Resistant.
- Ultra Power Save Mode for up to 24 hours battery life even with 10% of power remaining.
- 4G compatible.
- Finger scanner for secure screen locking.
- The device is available in Charcoal Black, Shimmery White and Electric Blue.
About Three
Three is a communications company focused on bringing the benefits of the internet to mobile. We offer attractive pricing, all-you-can eat data packages, market-leading devices and a network built for data. Combined, this gives our customers the widest choice of ways to stay connected to the mobile internet.
Our high speed, DC-HSDPA network already covers 80% of the UK population and we will be adding LTE 4G services to the network later this year. HSPA+ technology, covers 98% of the UK population. We will add 4G to our network from December 2013, with 50 cities covered by the end of 2014 and 98% of the population covered by 4G by the end of 2015.
Today, we have over 13,400 sites in our network and plan to add another 5,000 by 2015 to bring improved mobile internet capacity to more people in more places than ever.
Three UK is a member of the HWL group of companies, with investments in mobile operations in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Macau, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Vietnam.
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