Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A51
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Samsung Galaxy A51 or Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A51 | Samsung Galaxy S9 | |
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Release date | 2019, December | 2018, February | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.9 in | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in | |
Weight | 172 g | 6.07 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Prism Crush Black, White, Blue, Pink | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 87 h |
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Approximate price | $280 | 490 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 | 5.8" in | |
Screen area | 102.0 cm2 | 84.8 cm2 | |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 87.4% | 83.6% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 2960 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 405 PPI | 570 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 12 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 |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | |
Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
DxOMark Main Score | 87 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 90 | ||
DxOMark Video | 86 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | |
Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
Chipset | - Exynos 9611 (10nm) | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
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CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China |
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GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
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External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 4 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 | 284449 | |
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 325 | 510 | |
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1031 | 1725 | |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 761 | 1987 | |
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1472 | 1835 | |
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 264 | 469 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1276 | 1957 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3288 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8240 | ||
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8705 | ||
GeekBench 4 Battery | 3960 |
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 / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
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Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, 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) |
Music and Audio
Radio | FM radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
Other extras |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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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: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) |
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