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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G UW

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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G UW

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 2, 4, 5, 13, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Network 260, 261 mmWave
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2020, August 14 2020, February 11
Status Available. Released 2020, August 14 Available. Released 2020, March 06
Body
Dimensions 158.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm (6.25 x 2.89 x 0.34 in) 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight 188.8 g (6.67 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM (pre-installed) Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.5% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~525 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
  Always-on display
120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
Platform
OS Android 10, One UI 2 Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm) Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) - USA
CPU Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA
GPU Adreno 620 Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0
Main Camera
Modules 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+ Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Po 4500 mAh Li-Ion 4500 mAh
Charging 15W wired 25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Prism Bricks Blue Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud White, Aura Red, Aura Blue
SAR 0.72 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.59 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)     1.57 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A516V SM-G985, SM-G985F, SM-G985F/DS
Price About 470 EUR $ 205.00 / £ 199.99 / € 339.98
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 500114 (v8)
GeekBench: 2703 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 42fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 797 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -24.4 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 87h

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