Samsung Galaxy A51 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 08, 2020	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$500	6GB/128GB - $399

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm	6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
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 cube black	Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1748 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G76 MP5	Adreno 710
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (15)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1019
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2915
3D Mark High
Untested	914
3D Mark Low
Untested	909

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

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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 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
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 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
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 (30 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 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, Hall (for flip covers), 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, BeiDou, QZSS, 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
n41, n71, SA, NSA Europe version - n41, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71 Europe version - 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 Europe version - 38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5 Europe version - 5, 8, 2, 1	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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
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 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

for Europe

Colors	Prism cube black, Prism cube white
5G Bands	n41, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28
TDD Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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
LTE 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 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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