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Samsung Galaxy A51

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Samsung Galaxy A51

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
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
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
Launch
Announced 2019, December 12 2023, February 01
Status Available. Released 2019, December 16 Available. Released 2023, February 17
Body
Dimensions 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm (5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum frame
Display
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1750 nits (peak)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.1 inches, 90.1 cm2 (~86.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~425 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 13, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1
Chipset Exynos 9611 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 740
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 UFS 3.1 - 128GB only
UFS 4.0
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)
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR HDR, HDR10+
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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Virtual proximity sensing
ANT+
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Circle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3900 mAh
Charging 15W wired 25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     0.96 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 SM-S911B, SM-S911B/DS, SM-S911U, SM-S911U1, SM-S911W, SM-S911N, SM-S9110, SM-S911E, SM-S911E/DS
Price $ 126.79 / C$ 208.55 / £ 92.89 / € 118.99 $ 306.84 / C$ 435.75 / £ 277.77 / € 398.72 / ₹ 49,590
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8)
GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 1231075 (v9)
GeekBench: 4950 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 110fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 636 nits max brightness (measured) 1198 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker -28.6 LUFS (Average) -27.0 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
Battery (new) Active use score 11:27h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h Endurance rating 101h

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