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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-27 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with a overall score of 85.5 against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy A51 design has the same thickness than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's a little bit heavier. Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A5 (2017) have extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A51 features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A51 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light images and video, it also counts with a lot better 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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