Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 is slightly better than Huawei Mate 20, with an 85.5 score against 79.5. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 has older 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Samsung Galaxy A51 design is newer, a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than Huawei Mate 20.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 and a little worse display pixel density, they both have a same size display. Samsung Galaxy A51 features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy A51. They have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Galaxy A51 features a superior camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a camera with lot more mega pixels and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Galaxy A51's battery lifetime is very similar to the Huawei Mate 20 one.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy A51 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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