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| Samsung Electronics employees pose with Galaxy S10 5G smartphones at the Mobile World Congress tech fair in Spain, Feb. 23. The firm said Thursday it will launch the 5G smartphone on April 5. / Courtesy of Samsung Electronics |
By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung Electronics will launch the world's first fifth-generation (5G) network-enabled smartphone Galaxy S10 5G on April 5, the tech firm confirmed Thursday.
"The Galaxy S10 5G models will be officially launched on April 5," said an official from the mobile phone maker, adding no pre-order reservations will be available.
"Samsung will offer its Galaxy Buds wireless earphones and a wireless charging package as well as a 50 percent discount coupon on screen replacement," the firm said.
Samsung introduced four variations of Galaxy S10 smartphones in February but the launch of the 5G-enabled model was postponed, with industry sources saying the firm seems to need more time for testing.
The S10 5G model finally passed electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing by the National Radio Research Agency on Monday. This is an essential process for telecommunication device manufacturers to release their products in the domestic market.
With this plan, Samsung will become the world's first phone maker to offer a 5G-enabled smartphone, six days earlier than U.S. mobile carrier Verizon, which plans to launch its 5G smartphone on April 11.
Though Samsung didn't announce the price of the device, industry officials estimate it will be between 1.4 million won ($1,241) and 1.5 million won.
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