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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-09-11 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 401 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.17 | 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 11.88 |
| 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 M51 is just a bit better than the iPhone 8 Plus, with an 87.7 score against 87.1. The Samsung Galaxy M51 is a way newer cellphone than the iPhone 8 Plus, but it's thicker and just a little bit heavier. IPhone 8 Plus features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M51, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
IPhone 8 Plus features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M51, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 2 less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Galaxy M51 has a slightly bigger storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M51 counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 160% greater battery size. Galaxy M51 captures much better videos and photos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M51 also counts with a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality.
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