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Samsung Galaxy A51

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Samsung Galaxy A51

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1661, A1784
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2019, December 12 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Available. Released 2019, December 16 Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Exynos 9611 (10 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
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 32GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 NVMe
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, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features HDR Face detection, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Virtual proximity sensing
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)
Charging 15W wired
Stand-by Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 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 A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2
Price $ 124.00 / C$ 179.99 / £ 68.77 / € 131.00 About 320 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8)
GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796
Display 636 nits max brightness (measured) Contrast ratio: 1398:1 (nominal), 3.588 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -28.6 LUFS (Average) Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -80.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h Endurance rating 75h

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