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| Global Score | |
| 87.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-11 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.51 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.88 | 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 | |
| 7000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 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
The Galaxy M51 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 87.7 score against 75.8. The Galaxy M51 is a a lot newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is noticeably heavier and thicker. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy M51, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater pixel quantity in each inch in the screen.
The Galaxy M51 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy M51 also has a higher amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy M51 shoots way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a back facing camera with lot more MP, a bigger aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy M51 features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M51 has a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity.
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