Samsung has launched its first 5G smartphone in South Korea called the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. The is the first smartphone launched by the company that is designed for the latest mobile network. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G price starts at $1,222 (Rs 84,608 approx.). South Korea's top telecom companies like SK Telecom Co, KT Corp and LG Uplus Corp have officially started registering the Samsung smartphone and had switched on the 5G network for a select group of customers on Wednesday.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G (256GB) is priced at 1.39 million won ($1,222/Rs 84,608 approx.), where is the 512GB is priced at 1.55 million won ($1,361/Rs 94,229 approx.) in the South Korean market.
Users of the 5G networks will now have to pay more for their monthly subscriptions and the companies' data plans start at the mid 50,000 won range (Rs 3,042 approx.) and will go over 100,000 won (Rs 6,084 appro.)for premium services.
According to industry experts, the 5G smartphone users will most likely opt for unlimited plans to completely utilize the high-quality streaming service that includes virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) offered by the carriers.
As per the high price tag for devices and subscription plans, the carriers are offering subsidies ranging from 134,000 won to 475,000 won that depends on the smartphone model and package.
(With IANS inputs)
