Samsung Galaxy S5: pre-orders open with £42 contract at Carphone Warehouse (In the UK)

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S5 will begin at 12.01am at retailer Carphone Warehouse

The new Samsung Galaxy S5 will cost either £579.95 sim-free or £42 per month on a Vodafone 4G contract with no upfront cost from Carphone Warehouse.

The retailer said that pre-registration figures for the new flagship had quickly eclipsed those recorded for last year’s Samsung Galaxy S4.

A spokesman said, “The S5 looks set to become a record breaking handset for Samsung at a key time in the mobile calendar as several major manufacturers launch handsets within weeks of one another. Our early pre-registration figures for this handset were off the charts and we’re expecting web traffic this evening to be high as Samsung’s loyal fans log on to place their orders at midnight.”

Pre-ordered handsets will be delivered from 11 April and are available in ‘Shimmer White’ and ‘Charcoal Black’. ‘Electric Blue’ models will be delivered by 22 April and ‘Copper Gold’ by 20 May.

Samsung had previously announced its latest flagship's pre-order date, but not prices.