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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-27 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| 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
Galaxy A51 has a score of 85.5, which is slightly better than Xperia XZ1's overall score of 78.3. Galaxy A51's construction is incredibly newer, but a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker than Xperia XZ1. Sony Xperia XZ1 features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A51, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A51. Both have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A51 features a better camera than Sony Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs.
Xperia XZ1 has a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A51, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. The Galaxy A51 counts with a much longer battery performance than Xperia XZ1, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy A51 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes it a great choice.
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