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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.99 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A51 has a global score of 85.5, which is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G9 Plus's score of 80.5. Although the Galaxy A51 and the Motorola Moto G9 Plus were released only a few months apart, the Galaxy A51 is extremely lighter and thinner. These phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy A51 has the newer 11 version and Motorola Moto G9 Plus has Android 10, so it gives some additional features and enhanced performance.
Galaxy A51 counts with a bit superior processor than Moto G9 Plus. They have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a little sharper screen than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2400, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels per inch of display.
The Moto G9 Plus has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Moto G9 Plus also has a bigger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality, a back camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photos and video.
Moto G9 Plus's memory capacity to store more games and applications is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A51 one, both of them have the same internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Motorola Moto G9 Plus counts with improved battery duration than Galaxy A51, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery capacity.
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