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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-27 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 969.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a bit better than iPhone 7 Plus, having a general score of 85.5 against 83.8. Although the Samsung Galaxy A51 is a little thicker than the iPhone 7 Plus, it's a little bit lighter and also extremely newer. The Galaxy A51 and the iPhone 7 Plus both have quite similar CPUs, although the iPhone 7 Plus has a lower number of cores (but faster) and lesser RAM.
The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a quite inferior pixels count in each inch of display, a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Galaxy A51 counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking images in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and a back camera with a lot better resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A51 features a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A51 features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy A51 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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