Samsung Galaxy A51
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- Matthew876
- EKy
- 02 Sep 2020
OK so I've had this phone for a week now and honestly, it's no where close to the negative descriptions that persons on here have made. I was soo afraid to buy it because of what I read and honestly, the phone is great. So I'll give a detailed review. My variant is the 4gb ram and 128gb storage option
Battery
The battery is great. I use my a51 for gaming, browsing, scanning through social media, taking lots of pictures and recording and I found that I'd normally end the day with around 20% in the tank. I run my screen at around 50% brightness all the time and my day normally ends around 10 pm. So do with that what you will. The battery is sufficient. Not the best in its class but it'll get the job done.
Performance
OK so contrary to the responses of many who class the performance as "mind blowing laggy" it really isn't. You'll find a hiccup here and there and the load time sometimes isn't the fastest in its class but AGAIN it is quite fine. A couple seconds or two hardly qualifies as problematic in my book. I was able to play COD and PUBG with zero issues. Not at the highest frame rate but the graphics were fine. Truly the performance is quite fine for me.
Cameras
The camera performance on all the cameras is great in the daytime. The shots are sharp, detailed and very punchy. I found that the autofocus was particularly responsive and the recording capabilities were very good as well. The macro camera is pretty useless to me but hey, maybe you like taking close up shots. All in all excellent performance in the daytime. In the night that's where the camera takes the hit. The shots can be grainy, not very sharp, lacking focus and just overall rather poor. Stick with well lit areas and you'll be fine
Design
I honestly don't get the buzz behind a glass back especially if you'll eventually put a case on but to each his own. The design is very sleek, the bezels display is eye candy. Many times I've gotten questions about the phone and honestly the screen is amazing. I love the color shift on this black model and the plastic build is fine by me. I don't have to worry about glass cracking if it falls on the back. Peace of.mind is always more important to me than a premium feel.
Final Comments
All in all, don't follow the persons on here who only give negative reviews. Half of them don't even own the phone. As a bona fide owner I can honestly say that my experience has been great so far and I didn't have to break the bank to get this phone. Yes there are hiccups here and there but in the scheme of things it's NEGLIGIBLE. You are guaranteed updates, ONE UI is one of the best Android skins out there and most of all you get great cameras. If you really want to buy this phone I think you might actually like it cause trust me, it has been an enjoyable experience
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- samsung fan.
- qL}
- 01 Sep 2020
could jerry rig durability test this Phone?
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- Anonymous
- AIA
- 01 Sep 2020
MarkKaraqi, 31 Aug 2020With root i will get more performance?
Maybe a little bit more, but not worth it. Rooting will void your warranty, put your phone at risk because it will grant access to the root of it.
Also rooting will break some of knox functions for good
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- Anonymous
- Dk@
- 31 Aug 2020
Peter, 29 Aug 2020Agreed the phone is very narrow and too long. To type on th... moreit is small phone with very good screen to body ratio. stop spreading stupidity. and btw never buy pixel 4a chini
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- Anonymous
- KgV
- 31 Aug 2020
J Khan , 28 Aug 2020I just unpacked it. Packing is so poor, found a very low qu... moreHow incredibly lazy are you to whine about the phone not being updated out of the box?
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- Yogendra
- YQJ
- 30 Aug 2020
Super and no 1 mobile galaxy a51.
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- Anonymous
- 8pc
- 30 Aug 2020
Peter, 29 Aug 2020Why then my other family member samsung a51 does not have p... moreTake it to an authorised samsung repair center, if you have a hardware defect and still under warranty they will fix it for free i think.
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- AnonD-949291
- gM$
- 30 Aug 2020
Peter, 29 Aug 2020Agreed the phone is very narrow and too long. To type on th... moreI think u should hv gone for A71 or oneplus 8 or 7t with 6.7 inches screens spending some more bucks ,the dimesion in this phone A51 is pretty average like other models though...or try getting other keyboard apps with bigger layout from store
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- AnonD-949291
- gM$
- 30 Aug 2020
Peter, 29 Aug 2020Why then my other family member samsung a51 does not have p... moreThen there must be problem with the particular manufacturing batch of phones...its not just unique with one phone model,search out any phone and brand ,such type of issues persists regardless..need to contact customer support and ask for changing the handset ,thats the only possible way I think or get it exchanged with other phone u prefer
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- Anonymous
- 8pc
- 30 Aug 2020
J Khan , 28 Aug 2020I just unpacked it. Packing is so poor, found a very low qu... moreA51 is as fast as 4 years old flagship like the S7, close to the speed of S8, so don't post lies.
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- Anonymous
- 8pc
- 30 Aug 2020
Peter, 29 Aug 2020No crooks, I have an a51 and 4g does not connect. It is not... moreComplaining here won't help you. Contact samsung.
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- Ankit
- ucx
- 30 Aug 2020
I am using the A51 and found that while in the call in whatsapp not able to open any chat window. I am not facing such issue in other mobile.
It is something related to mobile? Is anyone also facing such issue.
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- Peter
- GTa
- 29 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 28 Aug 2020I hope it is just a software bug.Why then my other family member samsung a51 does not have problem with 4g connection as I have? They switch on the 4g and it connects everytime. Same phone same firmware but one device ok but mine problem. My family member phone manufactured March 2020 and mine manufactured June 2020.
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- Peter
- GTa
- 29 Aug 2020
J Khan , 28 Aug 2020I just unpacked it. Packing is so poor, found a very low qu... moreAgreed the phone is very narrow and too long. To type on the keyboard is awful with the squashed and miniscule on screen keyboard. Im always having to correct typing mistakes because my big fingers on the small keyboard are incompatible.
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- Peter
- GTa
- 29 Aug 2020
AnonD-949291, 29 Aug 2020check your service provider lol...i don't know how you... moreNo crooks, I have an a51 and 4g does not connect. It is not the 4g network but the phone. There is no problem with the 4g on my mi a1 and samsung a8. The 4g on the a51 shows the upload half of the icon blinking but the download side is blank and does not connect unless one reboots the phone with 4g still switched on on the phone. Has happened many times. See the samsung forum a51 4g not working and you will see many complaints in us and eu, so again....no crooks.
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- AnonD-949291
- gM$
- 29 Aug 2020
peter, 28 Aug 2020A51 and a71 has problem with 4g connection, many users comp... morecheck your service provider lol...i don't know how you crooks come posting here
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- AnonD-949291
- gM$
- 29 Aug 2020
peter, 28 Aug 2020ha,ha, now after 3 months not even secirity update, and no ... moredude stop posting lies,update and security patch given recently and every one is aware ...even samsung advertising alt z security ,improved camera software
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- AnonD-949291
- gM$
- 29 Aug 2020
J Khan , 28 Aug 2020I just unpacked it. Packing is so poor, found a very low qu... moreDon't post blatant lies
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- bunny
- 2AY
- 29 Aug 2020
should I buy? im not a gamer and will use it for abt 2 yrs