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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-27 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| 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 | 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 (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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 has a general score of 85.5, which is just a bit better than the iPhone XR's 82 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a newer cellphone, and it is also lighter and a little thinner than iPhone XR. IPhone XR features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a way lower resolution of 828 x 1792px, a little bit smaller display and a just a bit inferior pixels number per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone XR, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. IPhone XR features a better performing CPU than Galaxy A51, because although it has lesser CPU cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 has greater battery life than iPhone XR, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2942mAh. Samsung Galaxy A51 takes better videos and photos than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking way higher quality videos and pictures and a camera with way more mega-pixels.
Galaxy A51 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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