Samsung Galaxy A51- 6.50″ 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM, 4000mAh, Prism Crush Black

The phone is powered by the Exynos 9611 octa-core SoC, which is a little dated and not too powerful for a mid-range phone in 2020. You do get One UI 2.0, based on Android 10, along with some India-specific features such as the ability to organize your SMS messages in the form of visual cards, multilingual predictive typing, and Smart Crop, which claims to detect the most relevant part of a screenshot and lets you crop it with a single tap.

Overall performance is decent but could be better, had Samsung used a more powerful chip. This is also one of the first Samsung phones to have a dedicated macro camera. We found the image quality to be good. Low light image quality was a little disappointing and so was the quality of the front camera in less than ideal light. The 4,000mAh battery offers a decent day-long battery life and there’s 15W fast charging too.

Specifications

General

Model: A51

Design

Dimensions: 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)

Weight: 172 g (6.07 oz)

Display

Display Type: Super AMOLED

Size: 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)

Hardware

CPU: Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU: Mali-G72 MP3

RAM (Memory): 4 GB

Internal Storage: 128 GB

Memory Card Slot: microSDXC

Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Software

Operating System: Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1

Camera

Rear Camera: 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)

5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS

Front Camera: 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.8µm

Network

SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Technology: GSM / HSPA  / LTE 

Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

Connectivity

Wi-fi:Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

USB: USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Headphone Jack: Yes

Battery

Capacity: Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable