MWC: Samsung launches new smartphone-Galaxy S5

Samsung has launched of its new smartphone, the Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain.

The new Galaxy S5 phone has a slightly larger screen than its predecessor, at 5.1 inches (12.95 cm) diagonally instead of 5 inches in the S4. But the size increases have slowed down compared with previous jumps.

"The phone comes with a better camera, a bigger screen, a fingerprint sensor, and even a built-in heart rate monitor to complement three upcoming fitness devices," the company claimed.

The phone has a 16 megapixel camera, sharper than the 13 megapixels in its predecessor. It will go on sale worldwide on April 11 in this year.