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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.52 |
| 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
The Galaxy A51 5G is better than Google Pixel 2 XL, getting a 90.8 score against 82.5. Galaxy A51 5G's design is way newer than Google Pixel 2 XL's, although it's a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker. Google Pixel 2 XL and Galaxy A51 5G count with extremely similar processing units, and although the Google Pixel 2 XL has less RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Google Pixel 2 XL has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2880px. Galaxy A51 5G features a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 28 percent larger battery size. The Galaxy A51 5G takes much clearer photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a way larger camera sensor taking lot higher quality photographs and videos and a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
Although Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Google Pixel 2 XL, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Google Pixel 2 XL. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Google Pixel 2 XL, giving up some features and specs.
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