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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-05-29 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 948.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Galaxy A51 is slightly better than Xperia 1, getting a overall score of 85.5 against 82.6. The Galaxy A51 is a just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner phone than Xperia 1, even though they were released only a few months apart. The Xperia 1 features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Xperia 1 also has a way better 1644 x 3840 resolution and a much higher count of pixels per screen inch.
The Xperia 1 features just a bit better performance than Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 1 also has more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A51 features a better camera than Xperia 1, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also counts with a lot larger sensor, a back-facing camera with much more MP and better 30 fps video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy A51's storage capacity for games and applications is just as good as Xperia 1's one, both of them have a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A51 counts with greater battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy A51 is also by far the cheapest.
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