Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	$500

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches 162.6 x 77.1 x 7.94 mm	6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crown silver, Majestic black, Royal gold	Prism cube black

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.26% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 502 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640	Mali-G76 MP5
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n260, n261	n41, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 05, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG977U	Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA516U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 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 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

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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