Samsung Galaxy A51 Black 6.5" 128GB 4G Dual SIM Unlocked & SIM Free

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That means you’re getting a 6.5in handset that looks just as swish as the Galaxy S20, with a few cuts here and there. Rather than being powered by Samsung’s top-end Exynos 990 processor, the A51 instead uses the new Exynos 9611, which is roughly equivalent to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712, a mid-tier chipset employed by Chinese brands such as Realme and Vivo.

The network capacity and data transfer speed may be reduced while dual SIM cards are used at the same time. The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is a small step up from the Galaxy A51. It's newer and as the name suggests it includes 5G, but it costs a bit more too. Some alternatives also offer better battery life, like the Oppo A5 2020. You’d better appreciate Samsung’s particular strengths before buying a Galaxy A51. These include a rich OLED screen and a good-looking Android interface. Also consider Pay for your phone and an inclusive bundle of calls, texts and data in one easy-to-manage monthly fee. You might have noticed that the A51’s Geekbench 4 benchmark results are roughly 15% weaker than those of last year’s model, the Galaxy A50, and the single-core test is 32% slower as well. Just to make sure this wasn’t a rogue anomaly, I ran the tests multiple times and got the same result each time.If I had to guess, it seems the Exynos 9611 hasn’t been optimised for Geekbench 4, a suspicion reinforced by the fact that the results from the two phones were closer aligned in the newer benchmark, Geekbench 5:

Using our colorimeter, I found the Galaxy A51 covers 99% of the sRGB colour gamut in ‘Normal’ mode, with a total volume of 113%. Thanks to the screen’s AMOLED panel, contrast is effectively perfect and the screen is plenty bright, too. I measured a peak luminance of 478cd/m² with the auto-brightness setting engaged and a torch aimed directly at the ambient light sensor to simulate the brightest outdoor lighting. Samsung Galaxy A51 review: Performance and battery life The Samsung Galaxy A51 runs Android 10 with the Samsung One UI software on top. This means it looks very similar to a Galaxy S20. Those companies tend to offer a little more for your money, but the draw of the Samsung Galaxy series is strong. Should you buy it? Virtual Proximity Sensing : Sensing proximity information by using software without proximity sensor This phone is not one of our favorites at the price, largely because of its flawed general performance. It feels a little too slow day-to-day at the price, even if it can run most popular 3D games perfectly well.

With most titles you get an experience fairly close to that of a more expensive phone, which is a sweet consolation after the general performance hitches. The Samsung Galaxy A51's screen also makes games look great. But there’s a lot of Snapdragon-powered competition at the price, and they seem to offer more consistent results. The image quality of the A51’s FHD+ (2,400 x 1,080) screen is good for the price. There are two display modes to choose from, but I found the ‘Normal’ setting to be the most colour accurate with an average Delta E of 1.82. Likewise, If you prefer your phone screens with colour vibrancy dialled up to the max, then you’ll feel right at home with the phone’s ‘Vivid’ setting. The Galaxy A51's ultra-wide photos are also far more saturated than the standard wide shots, which makes grass look unrealistic, almost neon. This aside, ultra-wide images are solid. They offer lower dynamic range and less shadow detail than the main camera, but this is to be expected at the price. Wide shots are still well worth taking. Display Size : Measured diagonally, the screen size is 164.0 mm (6.5") in the full rectangle and 160.9 mm (6.3") with accounting for the rounded corners. Actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners and the camera cutout. Use only Samsung-approved accessories. Using unapproved accessories will not be covered by the warranty, and may cause performance problems and malfunctions as well as damage the device.

The main camera captures 12-megapixel images by default but you can enable the 48-megapixel shooting mode in the camera settings. I recommend using this as much as possible, too: the amount of detail capture that’s presented to you on a phone that costs this little is really quite something: This is still a useful macro camera, and offers another way to think about how you take photos. The Samsung Galaxy A51 is one of the cheaper phones we've seen with an acceptable macro camera. Samsung does not seem too proud of it, though, as you have to dig into the extended menu to find the macro mode. We would not be surprised if many A51 owners never do.S Pen Pro and S Pen Fold Edition sold separately. Only use the Samsung S Pen Pro or the S Pen Fold Edition designed exclusively for Galaxy Z Fold3 5G. All other S Pens or stylus pens not designed for Galaxy Z Fold3 5G (including those by other manufacturers) may damage the screen. Network : The bandwidths supported by the device may vary depending on the region or service provider. Features and Specifications are accurate as of commercial launch but may be subject to change without prior notification.

If you have a bit more to spend though you might also want to consider the newer Samsung Galaxy A52 5G. Samsung Galaxy A51 review: design There are a few little issues. You don't get a reliable view of the shot you take in the camera app. What you see is before the processing has been applied, with no indication of how much better HDR will make the picture look. The good news? That means the final image will actually be a lot better.Like most phones at the price, the Samsung Galaxy A51 offers no official water resistance. But it does have a 3.5mm headphone port, which is handy if you are yet to make the jump to Bluetooth headphones. However, this phone holds on to its reporting of ‘100%’ charge level for quite some time. On a second attempt, with the battery level starting below full, it lost 10%. We also re-ran the test in bright conditions to make the Samsung Galaxy A51 use its boosted brightness mode. It lost 13% charge at max brightness. All of these results are good, suggesting any shortfall in battery is not down to the display. The Galaxy A51 gains a slight advantage in the graphics tests. Here, the A51 delivers more frames per second in the GFXBench Manhattan 3.0 benchmark than both the A50 and Redmi Note 8T but it doesn’t quite reach the same score achieved by the Pixel 3a, which employs the Snapdragon 670: If you're after a smartphone with a big screen, big battery and plenty of photography features, but don't want to break the bank, the Samsung Galaxy A51 could well be the phone for you.”