Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 12, 2019	Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$400	8GB/128GB - $599

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (14, 13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1566
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3839
3D Mark High
Untested	2208
3D Mark Low
Untested	1208

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

11h 35min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

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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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
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	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

for Verizon

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

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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