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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy M51 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy M51
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy M51
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Sep 11, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
7000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Aug 31, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€360

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm 		6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches
163.9 x 76.3 x 9.5 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g) 7.51 oz (213.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Black, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 88.27% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED Plus
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2x2.2GHz Kryo 470
6x1.8GHz Kryo 470
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 618
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 7000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm 		64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.76"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
16 MP 32 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
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