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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 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 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 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/1.60 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 (240 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 has a score of 88.7, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A51's 85.5 global score. The Apple iPhone 12 is a newer phone, and it's also a bit thinner and a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy A51. Apple iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy A51 comes with Android 11 OS.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a more vivid screen than Galaxy A51, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy A51 features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Apple iPhone 12 counts with a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Galaxy A51 features a better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has worse video frame rate and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a much more mega-pixels camera.
The Galaxy A51 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 12, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
Although iPhone 12 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy A51, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy A51. If you want to save some dollars, you can get Galaxy A51, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your budget.
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