Samsung Galaxy A51

Specifications
  • 6.5" 1080x2400 pixels
  • 48MP 2160p
  • 4-8GB RAM Exynos 9611
  • 4000mAh 15W

Also available with 5G
Versions: SM-A515F/DSN (Global); SM-A515F/DS (LATAM); SM-A515F/DST (Brazil); SM-A515F/DSM (Russia); SM-A515F/N (Australia); SM-A515U (USA)

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 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, LTE
Launch
Announced 2019, December 12
Status Available. Released 2019, December 16
Body
Dimensions 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Quad 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
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
 Virtual proximity sensing
ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Misc
Colors Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink
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
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 128.00 / C$ 220.00 / £ 95.00 / € 149.95
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8)
GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 636 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -28.6 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h

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User opinions and reviews

  • Nick

Yes. It's a very common manufacturing problem of A51 and A21 related with the exynos processors. It can only be solved by reballling CPU and the memory at a proper service center. Because of current low resale value of these models, people seem ...

Posting this on my A51! Best phone ever had!

  • Blessing

It's the phone's default factory problem. My brother used one too. It would just go off. He was told it's a software problem from the factory.