Nokia 3.1 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A51 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 25, 2019	Dec 12, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$160	$400

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 161.98 x 76.98 x 8.78 mm	6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 74.24% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1440x720px, 269 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

11h 35min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
Yes Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 Europe version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
	38, 39, 41 Europe version - 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 24, 2018 FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA1124	Date approved: Nov 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA515FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.56 W/kg Body: 0.93 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg	Head: 0.89 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 2.76 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for Verizon

LTE Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for AT&T

LTE Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
TDD Bands	41

for Sprint

LTE Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
TDD Bands	41

for Europe

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands	38, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes

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