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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-06-10 | 2020-09-11 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 576 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 7000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, getting a general score of 87.7 against 75.8. Samsung Galaxy M51's construction is much newer and a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's, although it's also somewhat heavier. Galaxy S7 Active has a much better looking screen than Galaxy M51, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy M51 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M51 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy M51 counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a 7000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy M51 takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light images and video, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M51 also counts with a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
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