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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-10-15 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Just black and Sorta sage |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 548.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4080mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6 |
| 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
Google Pixel 5 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A51, getting an 89 score against 85.5. Google Pixel 5's design has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A51, but it's lighter. The Google Pixel 5 features a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Google Pixel 5 counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little worse 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Galaxy A51 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 5, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A51 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A51 has a superior camera than Google Pixel 5, because although it has lower video frame rates and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Google Pixel 5 counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A51, because it has a 2% more battery size.
Although Google Pixel 5 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy A51, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy A51. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Google Pixel 5, else you can save some money and buy the Galaxy A51, letting go a couple features and specs.
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