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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-24 | 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 |
| Black, Red and White | Prism cube black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 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 A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is better than iPhone SE (2020), getting a score of 90.8 against 81.5. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G works with Android 11 OS, and iPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x OS. Although the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is better than iPhone SE (2020), we must note that it is also a thicker and incredibly heavier device.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a little sharper display than Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a much lower 750 x 1334px resolution, a much smaller display and a bit inferior pixel number per screen inch. Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a superior performance than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has lesser cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Galaxy A51 5G counts with a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory. The Galaxy A51 5G has a way better battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light photos and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a much bigger sensor and a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy A51 5G is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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