Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.64 |
| 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
Galaxy A51 5G is slightly better than the iPhone 8 Plus, having a 90.8 score against 87.1. Galaxy A51 5G's design is way newer and a little lighter than the iPhone 8 Plus's, but it's also thicker. IPhone 8 Plus features a little better performance than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPhone 8 Plus has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a just a little lower pixel count per inch in the display, a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a bit smaller screen. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A51 5G takes much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a way larger camera sensor and a back camera with a way better 48 MP resolution.
The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much better battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy A51 5G is also by far the cheapest one.
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