Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 has a general score of 85.5, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 7 Plus's 83.8 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A51 is a notably newer and just a little bit lighter cellphone than iPhone 7 Plus, although it is a bit thicker. Galaxy A51's CPU is very similar to the Apple iPhone 7 Plus one, although the Galaxy A51 also has more RAM memory and a larger number of cores (although slower).
The iPhone 7 Plus counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A51, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a little bit less pixels per inch of display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A51 features a much better camera than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a much bigger sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality and a back camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy A51 counts with a slightly better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A51 features a much better battery life than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A51 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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