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Only six months after it was announced, Telstra has today announced pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini have gone live, offering a bonus of a set of Monster headphones for those wanting to pre-order the handset.

The Galaxy S5 Mini is available from Tesltra starting on their $65 plan, which offers $550 worth of talk time and MMS, as well as unlimited text messages and 500MB of data, although they offer larger plans if you want to pay extra. To qualify for the Monster headphones, you have to pre-order a Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini on a plan online before 9am AEST on the 24th of Februray.

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Telstra offers a ‘Peace of Mind’ commitment with all their plans which gives you a range of extras for the first month, including :

  • 25GB of data to use in Australia on top of your plans monthly data allowance.
  • Unlimited calls within Australia to standard Australian numbers.
  • Unlimited MMS within Australia to standard Australian numbers.

The Galaxy S5 Mini is compatible with the Telstra 4GX network which offers download speeds up to 75Mbps. It has some decent specs, offering a Quad-Core processor, 4.5″ 720P resolution display and comes with Samsung’s fingerprint scanner.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Product Specifications

 

Network

LTE Category4 : 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
HSDPA 42.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

Display

4.5” HD (720 x 1280) Super AMOLED

AP

Quad Core 1.4 GHz

OS

Android 4.4 (KitKat)

Camera

Main (Rear): 8.0 MP AF with LED Flash
Sub (Front): 2.1MP (FHD)

Camera Features

Shot & More, Virtual Tour Shot, S Studio

Video

FHD@30fps
Video Codec: H.263, H264(AVC), MPEG4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, MP43, WMV7, WMV8, VP8
Video Format: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Audio

Audio Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC
Audio Format: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Value-Added Features

IP67 Dust and Water Resistant

Ultra Power Saving mode

S Health

Private Mode/Kids Mode

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC (LTE ver. only), Bluetooth® v4.0 LE, USB 2.0, A-GPS + GLONASS, IR Remote

Sensor

Accelerometer, Digital compass, Gyro, Proximity, Hall, Ambient light,
Fingerprint, Heart rate sensor

Memory

1.5 GB RAM + 16GB Internal memory
microSD Slot (up to 64 GB)

Dimension

131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1mm, 120g

Battery

2,100mAh

 

* All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

* User memory space may be less than the total memory space due to system files. User memory may differ by region, carrier, and supporting language, and may change after software upgrade.

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If the Galaxy S5 Mini sounds like the phone for you, it’s available for pre-order with 16GB storage in Black or White from Telstra from their website now.

Source: Telstra.