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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-05-29 | 2020-09-11 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.51 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 643 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 618 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 7000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 8.32 |
| 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
Galaxy M51 has an overall score of 87.7, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia 1's global score of 82.6. Although Galaxy M51 is newer than Sony Xperia 1, it's thicker and heavier. Xperia 1 features a brighter display than Galaxy M51, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher display pixel density and a way better 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M51 has as much memory to install applications and games as the Xperia 1 one, they have a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. Xperia 1 has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M51. Both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy M51 shoots greater pictures and videos than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M51 also counts with a lot better 64 MP resolution back camera, faster 30 frames per second video frame rates and a lot larger back camera sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy M51 features a much longer battery performance than Xperia 1, because it has a 110 percent greater battery capacity.
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