Samsung Galaxy A51 5G vs Motorola Moto G 5G Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 08, 2020	Jul 07, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$500	€349

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm	6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 168 x 74 x 9 mm
Weight
6.60 oz (187.0 g)	7.30 oz (207.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism cube black	Surfing blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.50% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	LCD, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Mali-G76 MP5	Adreno 620
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 20.0W

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Video

10h 2min

Gaming

6h 23min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 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	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Dual-Camera, EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n41, n71, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5	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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM
HD Voice
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	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

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

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

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