Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A51 or Samsung Galaxy S3 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A51 | Samsung Galaxy S3 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, December | 2012, May | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.9 in | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.78 in | |
| Weight | 172 g | 6.07 oz | 133 g | 4.69 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame | Plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Prism Crush Black, White, Blue, Pink | Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2100 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 87 h |
Stand by time - Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | $280 | 190 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 4.8" in | |
| Screen area | 102.0 cm2 | 63.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 87.4% | 65.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 405 PPI | 306 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 8 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.2, 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor |
-8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 87 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 90 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 86 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 1.9 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm | 1.9 MP, f/2.6 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 720p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9611 (10nm) | - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-400MP4 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 266589 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 78142 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 45333 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 67437 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 78142 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 138454 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 325 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1031 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 761 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1472 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 264 | 60 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1276 | 117 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 505 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 1253 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 726 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 787 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Micro-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 12 | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A515F/DSN (Global); SM-A515F/DS (LATAM); SM-A515F/DST (Brazil); SM-A515F/DSM (Russia); SM-A515F/N (Australia) |
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