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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-27 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 is slightly better than LG V30, with an 85.5 score against 79.1. Samsung Galaxy A51's body is notably newer, but a bit thicker and just a bit heavier than the LG V30. LG V30 features a bit better display than Galaxy A51, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2880px resolution and a higher pixels density.
The LG V30 has a slightly better memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A51, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. LG V30 counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A51. Both have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
Galaxy A51 features longer battery duration than LG V30, because it has a 21% more battery size. The Galaxy A51 captures much better photographs and videos than LG V30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more MP and a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
Galaxy A51 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest.
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