Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A51 5G has a global score of 90.8, which is just a bit better than the Xperia 5 III's general score of 90.5. These phones use the same Android 11 OS. Despite being the best in this comparison, the Galaxy A51 5G body is older, a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than Xperia 5 III.
The Xperia 5 III has just a little better performance than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xperia 5 III features a bit better screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520px and a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Xperia 5 III has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 5 III's battery life is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G one.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a slightly better camera than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor, a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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