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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 the Xperia XZs, getting a general score of 90.8 against 77.2. Galaxy A51 5G's construction is noticeably newer, but a bit thicker and heavier than Xperia XZs. The Xperia XZs and Samsung Galaxy A51 5G both have very similar displays, because although the Xperia XZs has a lot smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy A51 5G has a bit faster processing unit than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a larger number of 2200 MHz cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A51 5G has much more storage to store more apps and games than Xperia XZs, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 96 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a 55% bigger battery size. The Xperia XZs shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a lower video definition, a smaller back camera sensor which offers a worse image and video quality and a way worse resolution camera, they both have the same diafragm aperture.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is also a lot cheaper.
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