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Samsung Galaxy A51

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2018, October 2019, December 12
Status Available. Released 2018, November Available. Released 2019, December 16
Body
Dimensions 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm (6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.3 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Exynos 9611 (10nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 512 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 64GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
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)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Features HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
Virtual proximity sensing
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3800 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired 15W wired
Misc
Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
SAR 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A920F, SM-A9200, SM-A920N, SM-A920X SM-A515F, SM-A515F/DSN, SM-A515F/DS, SM-A515F/DST, SM-A515F/DSM, SM-A515F/N, SM-A515U, SM-A515U1, SM-A515W, SM-A515X, SM-S515DL
Price About 550 EUR $ 143.00 / C$ 189.98 / £ 133.90 / € 140.16
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 140500 (v7)
GeekBench: 5763 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 8.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8)
GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.220 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 77dB -28.6 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 88h Endurance rating 86h

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