Samsung Galaxy S5 Release Date in UK

Samsung Galaxy S5

The wait around is finally over! The Samsung Galaxy S5 has been formally presented -- yet when will we plucky Brits (and assorted welcome guests from far-flung lands who make their home in our proud island nation) get our face to face the new Samsung flagship?

The response is... April. The S5 is being officially introduced by Samsung right this moment -- check out our up-to-the-minute-liveblog -- at international phone extravaganza Mobile World Congress. We're getting our first glimpse at the hotly tipped quad-core phone's 5. 1-inch, 1080p screen, KitKat software, fingerprint and heart rate sensors, and waterproof exterior.

Soon after some backwards and forwards, Samsung UK has proved the Galaxy S5 will go available for sale in the UK -- and 149 other countries -- on 11 April.

EE is the first network to confirm to CNET that it will sell the S5, including 4G contracts, and I imagine the rest will follow suit post-haste. Yep, Three and Vodafone too.

Carphone Warehouse is the first shop to confirm it will offer the S5, however it's just about a no-brainer that every retailer from the smallest seafront lollypop stand to the swankiest department store will sell it. Actually you can pre-register with Phones 4U -- with any luck , by the time you read this that link will be live.

So UK-specific details are thin on the ground, but we're chasing down the networks and shops as you read this to find out everything you -- yes you -- need to know.

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