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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy A51 5G is much better than Xperia XZ Premium, getting a 90.8 score against 79.8. The Galaxy A51 5G design is much newer and a bit lighter, but a bit thicker than the Xperia XZ Premium. The Xperia XZ Premium features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A51 5G, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium has an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better 2160 x 3840px resolution and a lot higher display density. The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have a F2 aperture, the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos.
The Galaxy A51 5G features a superior storage for games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A51 5G features a superior battery lifetime than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 39 percent bigger battery size.
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