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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism cube black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 339.00 |
| 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 980 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 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 (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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| 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 5G has an overall score of 90.8, which is a bit better than iPhone XS Max's 84.5 score. Although Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is thicker than the iPhone XS Max, it's somewhat lighter and also newer. Apple iPhone XS Max has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Apple iPhone XS Max also has a little better display pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 1242 x 2688.
IPhone XS Max counts with a better hardware performance than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has less processing cores (although they are faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G captures much better pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and video, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a camera in the back with lot more megapixels and a lot larger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 42 percent greater battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy A51 5G is also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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