Overview

The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is a smartphone released in 2020 that features 5G capabilities. It has a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display, an octa-core processor, and runs on Android 10 operating system. It also has a quad-camera setup on the back, including a 48MP main camera, a 5MP macro camera, a 5MP depth sensor, and a 12MP ultra-wide camera. It also has a 32MP front-facing camera. The phone has a 4500 mAh battery and comes in 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It also has a slot for a microSD card for expandable storage.

Launch

  • Announced
    • 2020, April 08
  • Status
    • Available. Released 2020, April 29

Body

  • Dimensions
    • 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm (6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 in)
  • Weight
    • 187 g (6.60 oz)
  • Build
    • Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame
  • Sim
    • Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

  • Type
    • Super AMOLED
  • Size
    • 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution
    • 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
  • Protection
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform

  • Os
    • Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
  • Chipset
    • Exynos 980 (8 nm)
  • Cpu
    • Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex A55)
  • Gpu
    • Mali-G76 MP5

Memory

  • Card slot
    • microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal
    • 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
  •  
    • UFS 2.1

Main camera

  • Quad
    • 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 123Ëš (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
  • Features
    • LED flash, panorama, HDR
  • Video
    • 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

  • Single
    • 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
  • Features
    • HDR
  • Video
    • 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound

  • Loudspeaker
    • Yes
  • 3.5mm jack
    • Yes

Comms

  • Wlan
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
  • Bluetooth
    • 5.0, A2DP, LE
  • Positioning
    • GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
  • Nfc
    • Yes
  • Radio
    • FM radio, RDS, recording
  • Usb
    • USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features

  • Sensors
    • Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  •  
    • ANT+

Battery

  • Type
    • Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
  • Charging
    • 15W wired

Misc

  • Colors
    • Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube White, Prism Cube Pink
  • Models
    • SM-A516F, SM-A516F/DSN, SM-A516N, SM-A516B/DS, SM-A516B, SM-A516U, SC-54A, SM-A516U1, SCG07
  • Sar eu
    • 0.50 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
  • Price
    • $?159.00 / £?193.99

Tests

  • Performance
    • AnTuTu: 316007 (v8) GeekBench: 1867(v5.1) GFXBench: 17fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
  • Display
    • Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
  • Camera
    • Photo / Video
  • Loudspeaker
    • -29.5 LUFS (Average)
  • Battery life
    • Endurance rating 90h

Network

  • Technology
    • GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  • 2g bands
    • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  • 3g bands
    • HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A516B/DS
  •  
    • HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  • 4g bands
    • 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - SM-A516B/DS
  •  
    • 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A516U
  • 5g bands
    • 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-A516B/DS
  • Speed
    • HSPA, LTE-A, 5G