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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Prism cube black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 849.00 | $ 339.00 |
| 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 980 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| 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 (480 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.32 |
| 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
Galaxy A51 5G is slightly better than Apple iPhone 8, getting a score of 90.8 against 85. The Galaxy A51 5G is a noticeably newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 8, although it's a lot heavier and thicker. IPhone 8 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone 8 has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a really smaller screen, a bit less pixels per screen inch and a lot worse 750 x 1334 resolution. The Galaxy A51 5G features a quite bigger memory for games and applications than iPhone 8, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Galaxy A51 5G captures better videos and photos than iPhone 8, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way larger camera sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality.
Galaxy A51 5G has a way better battery life than iPhone 8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy A51 5G not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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