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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 has an overall score of 90.8, which is better than Galaxy XCover 5's 78.1 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G design is just a little bit thinner than Galaxy XCover 5, although it's just a little heavier and was released only 11 months before. Both of these phones include the same Android 11 OS (operating system).
The Galaxy A51 5G has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A51 5G has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a higher display density, a bigger display and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Galaxy A51 5G features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with more internal memory. Galaxy A51 5G features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography, it also counts with a way better resolution back-facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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