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Last updated: July 18th, 2014 at 09:51 UTC+02:00
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According to an Indian retailer, Samsung will soon be launching the Snapdragon 801 variant of the Galaxy S5 (the SM-G900I model), with support for Indian LTE bands. Competing devices like the HTC One M8 already support those bands, and Samsung will finally be joining the fray at a welcome time, since one of the country's biggest carriers is expected to launch its LTE networks later this year, while another has been slowly expanding its LTE networks in recent months.
The phone will have a suggested retail price of Rs. 56,000 (about $930), which is considerably higher than what the Exynos variant was launched for (Rs. 51,500, or $850.) However, given the Exynos model is now selling for less than Rs. 40,000 (around $660) in the country from most retailers, the Snapdragon model should see a similar price reduction a few weeks after launch.
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