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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2020-09-11 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 514 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 11.88 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M51 is a bit better than the Galaxy Note9, with an 87.7 score against 87.1. Samsung Galaxy M51 is a much newer phone than Galaxy Note9, but it's just a little bit heavier and a bit thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M51, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels density and a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Galaxy M51 and Samsung Galaxy Note9 count with extremely similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note9 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M51. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M51 takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light images, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M51 also counts with a back camera with a much better resolution and a way larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality photos.
The Galaxy M51 has a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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