Samsung Galaxy Express 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$500

Design

Dimensions
5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 inches 132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm	6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm
Weight
4.62 oz / 131.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Prism cube black

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 62.69% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
800x480px, 5:3 ratio, 207 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9830 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz Cortex-A7	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-400	Mali-G76 MP5
Memory
1GB/8GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
2050 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 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
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
720p (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
2 MP	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n41, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 5	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 19, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ120A	Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA516U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.99 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.25 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg	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

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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