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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-29 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Prism cube black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.52 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A51 5G is much better than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, having a 90.8 score against 78.6. The Galaxy A51 5G design is newer, somewhat thinner and a little lighter than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy A51 5G has 11 version and Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo.
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus's processor is just as good as the CPU in Galaxy A51 5G, both have 6 GB of RAM and 8 cpu cores. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a little bit worse 1080 x 2160px resolution and a little bit worse display pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a superior memory to install applications and games than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A51 5G features improved battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 26 percent larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G takes much better photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a F2 aperture and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also has a camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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