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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 88.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2640 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Galaxy A51 5G is slightly better than the Huawei P40 Pro, getting a score of 90.8 against 88.2. Although the Galaxy A51 5G and Huawei P40 Pro were released with only a couple of months difference, the Galaxy A51 5G is lighter and just a little thinner. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A51 5G has a newer 11 version and Huawei P40 Pro has Android 10 version.
Huawei P40 Pro has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P40 Pro also has more RAM. Huawei P40 Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a quite bigger screen, a little bit better amount of pixels in each screen inch and a slightly higher 1200 x 2640 resolution.
The Huawei P40 Pro counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei P40 Pro also has better 60 frames per second video frame rate, a back facing camera with a higher 50 megapixels resolution, a way larger sensor which offers a much better photo and video quality and a larger aperture to take better low-light images and video.
Galaxy A51 5G features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40 Pro, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a bit superior battery life than Huawei P40 Pro, because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity.
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