Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 12, 2019	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$400	4GB/64GB - $829

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	5.78 oz / 164.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
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, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
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)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2009
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4369
3D Mark High
Untested	2347
3D Mark Low
Untested	1801

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

11h 35min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual 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: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, BeiDou, QZSS, 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 41 Europe version - 38, 40, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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
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

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

for Verizon

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

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

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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