Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A51 has a score of 85.5, which is just a bit better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's global score of 85.3. The Galaxy A51 is a much lighter and a little bit thinner cellphone than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, although both of them were released only 3 months apart. Galaxy A51 has Android 11 OS, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has iOS 15.x OS.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have a same size display, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max also has a slightly better 1242 x 2688 pixels resolution and a bit more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A51 counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has lesser CPU cores (but faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a 64-bit processor. Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a better camera than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller aperture and slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a lot better photo and video quality.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and Galaxy A51 both have very similar batteries, although the Galaxy A51 also has a 1% bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy A51 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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