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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | 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 |
| $ 849.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.08 | 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 (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 |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.92 |
| 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 Galaxy A51 has a score of 85.5, which is a bit better than iPhone 8's 85 global score. The Galaxy A51 design is noticeably newer, but somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker than the iPhone 8. Apple iPhone 8 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A51, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
IPhone 8 counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy A51, although it has a much smaller display, a way lower 750 x 1334 resolution and a just a little lower number of pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy A51 features a little bit more memory to store more games and applications than iPhone 8, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A51 has a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a superior camera than iPhone 8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a camera in the back with a lot better 48 mega-pixels resolution and a way bigger sensor taking lot higher quality videos and photographs.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it an obvious call.
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