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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is just a bit better than the iPhone 8, with a 90.8 score against 85. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G's body is much newer, but somewhat thicker and way heavier than the iPhone 8. IPhone 8 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a just a little lower pixels number per inch of screen, a much smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels.
The iPhone 8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has 2 less CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Galaxy A51 5G shoots better photographs and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for taking photos and videos in low light situations and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality and a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy A51 5G has a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a really longer battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has a 147 percent larger battery size.
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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