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| Global Score | |
| 83.7 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-11-20 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.21 x 2.92 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Aurora green, Glacier white and Midnight black | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 377.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 618 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 13.09 | 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 | |
| 5260mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 has an overall score of 85.5, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Note 10's score of 83.7. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 has a newer 11 version and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has Android 10 version. The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter phone than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, even though both of them were released with only 1 months difference.
Samsung Galaxy A51's CPU is just as good as the processor in Xiaomi Mi Note 10, and although the Samsung Galaxy A51 has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 features a slightly better screen than Galaxy A51, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a quite inferior count of pixels per display inch, they both have a screen of the same size.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 also has a bigger aperture for better low light captures, a lot more mega-pixels camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality photos.
The Galaxy A51 counts with a much bigger storage for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A51 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A51, because it has a 32% more battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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