Mid-range · 2020

Samsung Galaxy A51 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Brand: Samsung
Price: 180000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦130,000 to ₦180,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A51's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.5″ AMOLED · 60Hz

980 4 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 15W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

642 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Exynos 980 (8 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G76 MP5

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Exynos 980 (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

332,400

GeekBench

1,867

Graphics test

GFXBench 17 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP5

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Cortex A77 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 · 4-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Software support

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/2.0 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/2.0

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX582 Exmor RS, 1/2.96", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A51 , Samsung Galaxy A34

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 15 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

90:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Average (-29.5 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-29.5 LUFS)

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n41, n78, n79

Build & Design

187 g · 8.7 mm

Height

158.9 mm

Width

73.6 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

Weight

187 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Better display tech

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

60% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

332k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 187 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1080 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

332k vs 623k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 187 g vs 163 g

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Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦130,000

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Jiji Used

₦130,000

Lowest of 4 Fair for used

Alhamid Phone’s

4.7 yrs · 43 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦140,000

Fair for used

JUDYBEST GADGETS

2.9 yrs · 73 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Fair for used

Yhujay Gadgets and Hub

7.1 yrs · 24 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦180,000

Legacy Gadgets Store

4.0 yrs · 61 feedback · 128GB

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