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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Prism cube black |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 339.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A51 5G is much better than the Galaxy Note 5, getting a overall score of 90.8 against 79.3. The Galaxy A51 5G design is incredibly newer than Galaxy Note 5's, but it's just a little heavier and somewhat thicker. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A51 5G has 11 version while Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version.
The Galaxy A51 5G has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy Note 5 has a brighter screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back camera with a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
Galaxy A51 5G is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone a great choice.
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