Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-04-24 |
| 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 | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 399.00 |
| 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 A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A51 is slightly better than the iPhone SE (2020), with an 85.5 score against 81.5. Samsung Galaxy A51 is better than iPhone SE (2020), we must note that it is also a heavier and just a little bit thicker phone. The Samsung Galaxy A51 has Android 11 operating system, while iPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x operating system.
The iPhone SE (2020) counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a lot worse 750 x 1334 resolution, a quite inferior pixels count per inch in the screen and a much smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy A51 has a superior memory for apps and games than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a superior processing unit than Galaxy A51, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Samsung Galaxy A51 shoots much better photographs and videos than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a way larger back camera sensor taking lot better quality photos and videos and a way more MP back-facing camera.
Galaxy A51 has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 120% bigger battery capacity.
Galaxy A51 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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