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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Prism cube black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 339.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.32 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a score of 90.8, which is just a bit better than the iPhone 12 mini's 88.5 overall score. Although it's the best we compare here, we must tell that it's also a thicker and notably heavier phone. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has Android 11 OS, while iPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x OS.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory.
IPhone 12 mini counts with a faster CPU than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 102% larger battery capacity.
The Galaxy A51 5G features a better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for taking pictures or video in low light situations, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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