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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-04-29 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 has an overall score of 90.8, which is better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 general score. Although the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G comes with Android 11 operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android operating system.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a processor that's just as good as the processor in Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, they have a Octa-Core processor and a 6 GB RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and pictures and a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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