Samsung Galaxy A51 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 12
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G Apple iPhone 12
Released · Apr 29, 2020
Released · Oct 23, 2020
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
Quad camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh
2815 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 08, 2020 Oct 13, 2020
MSRP
$ 500 $ 829

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches
158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 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
6.60 oz (187.0 g) 5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
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 cube black 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

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77
6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
Hexa-core
3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-G76 MP5 Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe)
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10) iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 59min
Browsing
12h 33min
Video
6h 38min
Gaming
6h 46min

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 (480 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
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/T3 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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n41, n71, SA, NSA Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3), 71(600) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 15, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMA516U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 3.25 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM
Memory 8GB
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
MSRP $ 879
for Europe
Colors Prism cube black, Prism cube white
5G Bands n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
MSRP $ 979
for Verizon
System chip Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo 475
GPU Adreno 620
Colors Prism bricks blue
5G Bands n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 20, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMA516V
Measured SAR Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 1.32 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 3.01 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg
Phablet: 3.91 W/kg
MSRP $ 550
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