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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-09-11 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 534 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 7000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy M51 is much better than the Galaxy S7 edge, with an 87.7 score against 78.1. These devices come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M51 has an older 10 version and Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Samsung Galaxy M51's body is much newer than Galaxy S7 edge's, although it's noticeably heavier and thicker.
Samsung Galaxy M51 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and 4 more 2200 MHz cores. Galaxy S7 edge has a little more vivid display than Galaxy M51, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a higher quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Galaxy M51 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light photos, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M51 also counts with a way bigger camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and photographs and a much better 64 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy M51 features a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M51 has a superior battery life than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity.
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