Samsung Galaxy A51 5G vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 08, 2020	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$500	$849

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism cube black	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-G76 MP5	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single 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, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

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,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n41, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5	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 Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA516U	Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.25 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg	Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

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

A1863

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
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
Prices (MSRP)	$550

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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