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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-29 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Prism cube black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is much better than the Sony Xperia XZ3, having a general score of 90.8 against 79.6. Both phones we are comparing come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has older 11 version while Sony Xperia XZ3 has Android 9.0 Pie. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G's body is newer, thinner and just a little lighter than the Sony Xperia XZ3.
The Xperia XZ3 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Sony Xperia XZ3 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per display inch and a higher 1440 x 2880 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a much better camera than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have a F2 camera aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also has a back camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution and a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy A51 5G features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ3, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A51 5G features longer battery life than Xperia XZ3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3330mAh.
Galaxy A51 5G is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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