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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | 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 |
| $ 848.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 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
Galaxy A51 has a general score of 85.5, which is a little bit better than the Xperia 5's 81 overall score. The Galaxy A51 body is a little bit heavier but a little bit thinner than Xperia 5, and both were released only a few months apart. The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A51, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Sony Xperia 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 5 has just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a bit greater pixels count in each inch of screen. The Galaxy A51's memory to install applications and games is just as good as Xperia 5's one, both have a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy A51 features a superior camera than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A51 also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera and a much larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with longer battery duration than Sony Xperia 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3140mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy A51 is also a bargain compared to others.
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