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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 has a general score of 85.5, which is better than Huawei P9's 72.9 score. The Samsung Galaxy A51 design is a lot newer than the Huawei P9's, although it's thicker and heavier. Huawei P9 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Huawei P9 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A51, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A51 features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A51 counts with a very superior camera than Huawei P9, because it has a lot larger back camera sensor, a lot higher video resolution, a larger aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a way higher resolution back-facing camera. The Galaxy A51 counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei P9, because it has a 33 percent larger battery capacity.
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