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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-04-29 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 6.60 ounces | -- |
| Prism cube black | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is just a bit better than Sony Xperia 1 VI, with a 90.8 score against 83.2. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has an older 11 version and Sony Xperia 1 VI has Android 14 version. The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a higher pixels quantity per inch of display, a way higher 1644 x 3840 resolution and a little bit larger display.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a very superior performance than Xperia 1 VI, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores. Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Xperia 1 VI counts with a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Sony Xperia 1 VI has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with a 48 MP resolution, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also has a bigger aperture, a much bigger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photos and better video frame rates.
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