Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 12, 2019	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$400	$1099

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm	6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	7.97 oz / 226.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue	Gold, Silver, Space gray, Midnight green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.52% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	OLED, HDR, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 456 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1742
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4107
3D Mark High
Untested	2103
3D Mark Low
Untested	1617

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3969 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

11h 35min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 49min

Browsing

12h 54min

Video

8h 58min

Gaming

7h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA515FN	Date approved: Sep 25, 2019 FCC ID value: BCG-E3306A
Measured SAR
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	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for Europe

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

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