Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2019-10-02 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is much better than Xperia 5, with a 90.8 score against 81. Despite being the best we compare here, we must note that it's also a a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier phone. The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520.
Xperia 5 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A51 5G. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a much better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a lot larger sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos and a lot higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A51 5G has a much longer battery performance than Xperia 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is also a bargain compared to others.
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