Lower mid-range · 2020

Samsung Galaxy A51 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

A dependable lower mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen — but slow 15W charging shows its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.5″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Exynos 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.

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What stands out

Pro camera extras: Night mode

480 fps slow motion for action clips

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

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

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

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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

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 · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 187 g vs 163 g

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