Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-29 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is better than the Huawei P20, getting a general score of 90.8 against 78.1. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is much newer than Huawei P20, it's somewhat thicker and heavier. Both devices we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has an older 11 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Galaxy A51 5G and Huawei P20 both feature extremely similar processing units, and although the Huawei P20 has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Huawei P20 counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2244px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better number of pixels in each display inch.
Galaxy A51 5G captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for capturing photos or videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a bigger sensor providing a better image quality and a back facing camera with a way better 48 MP resolution.
Galaxy A51 5G features a much greater storage for applications and games than Huawei P20, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB. Galaxy A51 5G has greater battery life than Huawei P20, because it has a 32% larger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is more expensive than Huawei P20, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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