Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 is slightly better than iPhone XS Max, getting a general score of 85.5 against 84.5. Although the Samsung Galaxy A51 is a bit thicker than iPhone XS Max, it's somewhat lighter and also newer. IPhone XS Max counts with a superior CPU than Galaxy A51, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
IPhone XS Max has a slightly better display than Galaxy A51, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the iPhone XS Max also has a little higher pixels density and a bit higher 1242 x 2688 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A51 features a much greater storage for games and applications than iPhone XS Max, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 26 percent larger battery capacity. The Galaxy A51 counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light images and videos and lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a back camera with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution and a lot larger sensor.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy A51 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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