Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A51

Samsung Galaxy A51

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy A51 or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A51 Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
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Release date 2019, December 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.9 in 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Prism Crush Black, White, Blue, Pink Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 87 h
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 72.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 405 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 13 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
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
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 5 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 9611 (10nm) - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 16 GB, 2 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 264 108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1276 400
GeekBench 4 Single Core 642
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1983

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
UMTS 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
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, WiFi Direct, 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, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
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 - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
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 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W

- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
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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)

- Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with du

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