Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A51

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Samsung Galaxy A51 or Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A51 Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
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Release date 2019, December 2018, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.9 in 158 x 80 x 11.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.15 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 236 g | 8.32 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Prism Crush Black, White, Blue, Pink Chrome Black, Chrome Silver
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3540 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 87 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5.8" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 91.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 72.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 3840 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 405 PPI 765 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 19 MP, Dual
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
-19 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/1.6, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR
DxOMark Main Score 87
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 86
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2 Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 9611 (10nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 630
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 GB, 6 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 265122
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 325 548
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1031 1943
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 761 2092
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1472 1989
GeekBench 5 Single Core 264 508
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1276 2207

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 / 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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
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, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, 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)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dynamic vibration system

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Qi wireless charging
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: SM-A515F/DSN (Global); SM-A515F/DS (LATAM); SM-A515F/DST (Brazil); SM-A515F/DSM (Russia); SM-A515F/N (Australia)

- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Dual with dual-SIM card slots

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