Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-04-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Glacial green |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 747.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3168 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 512 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.21 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is better than OnePlus 8 Pro, getting a score of 90.8 against 77.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G and OnePlus 8 Pro were only released 0 months apart, Samsung Galaxy A51 5G's construction is just a little thicker but just a little bit lighter. OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a higher pixel density, a little larger display and a higher 1440 x 3168px resolution.
OnePlus 8 Pro has just a little better performance than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A51 5G counts with a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than OnePlus 8 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 1000 GB.
The OnePlus 8 Pro has a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A51 5G, because it has 4510mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh. The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera and the same video resolution, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has a much larger sensor providing a lot better image quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and faster 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy A51 5G is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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