Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$520	$500

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches 214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm	6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm
Weight
14.78 oz / 419.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Prism cube black
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 980 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Mali-G76 MP5
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4450 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	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
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (480 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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 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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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, Stereo	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n41, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	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

Phone Features

Notifications
Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 24, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMT395C	Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA516U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 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

Wi-Fi only

Weight	14.64 oz / 415.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$420

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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