Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| 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
Galaxy A51 is slightly better than the Galaxy S7 edge, having an 85.5 score against 78.1. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A51 has the older 11 version while Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo. Although Galaxy A51 is much newer than the Galaxy S7 edge, it's just a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier.
The Galaxy S7 edge counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy A51, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A51 features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy A51 also has 4 more cores.
Samsung Galaxy A51 captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting pictures or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a much better resolution back-facing camera and a bigger sensor which offers a higher image and video quality.
The Galaxy A51 counts with a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A51 features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has an 11% more battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A51 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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