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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-27 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 3.68 |
| 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
Galaxy A51 is slightly better than the iPhone 8, having an 85.5 score against 85. Although the Galaxy A51 is way newer than the iPhone 8, it is somewhat heavier and a little thicker. IPhone 8 features a little better performance than Galaxy A51, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPhone 8 has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A51, although it has a just a little lower amount of pixels per inch of screen, a way smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 750 x 1334px. Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a slightly bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A51 takes much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a way larger camera sensor and a back camera with a way better 48 MP resolution.
The Galaxy A51 counts with a much better battery life than iPhone 8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy A51 is also by far the cheapest one.
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