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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.76 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is much better than Xiaomi 12 Pro, getting a general score of 90.8 against 79.6. Despite of the fact Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is older and a little bit thicker than the Xiaomi 12 Pro, it's body is still a little bit lighter. These devices use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has an older 11 version and Xiaomi 12 Pro has Android 12 version.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a higher resolution of 1440 x 3200px, a little bit larger screen and a better screen density. The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much better storage for apps and games than Xiaomi 12 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a very superior CPU than Xiaomi 12 Pro, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi 12 Pro has a little longer battery life than Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a 4600mAh battery size instead of 4500mAh. Xiaomi 12 Pro takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a more mega pixels camera in the back, a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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