Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Prism cube black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | $ 339.00 |
| 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 980 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 15.38 |
| 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 (480 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 6.32 |
| 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
The Galaxy A51 5G has a global score of 90.8, which is better than the Galaxy S7 edge's 78.1 global score. Even though Galaxy A51 5G is incredibly newer than the Galaxy S7 edge, it is heavier and somewhat thicker. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A51 5G has older 11 version and Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge features a little sharper display than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a higher screen pixels density. Galaxy A51 5G counts with a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has an external memory card slot that holds up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has more cpu cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A51 5G features a much better camera than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light photography and video, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a larger sensor shooting higher quality photographs.
Galaxy A51 5G has better battery duration than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is a little more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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