Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-04-29 | 2016-03-31 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Prism cube black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A51 5G has a general score of 90.8, which is much better than LG G5's score of 76.1. Both phones in our current comparison use Android operating system, but the Galaxy A51 5G has the older 11 version while LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Galaxy A51 5G's design is way newer, but somewhat heavier and thicker than the LG G5.
LG G5 features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a higher screen density. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than LG G5, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits 1000 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A51 5G counts with a little bit better performance than LG G5, because it has more RAM memory and more cores. The Galaxy A51 5G shoots better photos and videos than LG G5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Galaxy A51 5G has a superior battery duration than LG G5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy A51 5G is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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