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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G

Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
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  • Released 2020, April 29
    187g, 8.7mm thickness
    Android 10, up to Android 13, One UI 5
    128GB storage, microSDXC
  • 1.1% 2,823,471 hits
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  • 6.5"
    1080x2400 pixels
  • 48MP
    2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM
    Exynos 980
  • 4500mAh
    15W
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Also available with 4G/LTE only
Versions: SM-A516B/DS (International), SM-A516U (USA), SM-A516F/DSN, SM-A516N (South Korea)

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A516B/DS
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - SM-A516B/DS
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A516U
5G bands 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-A516B/DS
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch Announced 2020, April 08
Status Available. Released 2020, April 29
Body Dimensions 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm (6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 in)
Weight 187 g (6.60 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Exynos 980 (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex A55)
GPU Mali-G76 MP5
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.1
Main Camera Quad 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)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Selfie camera Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery Type Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging 15W wired
Misc Colors Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube White, Prism Cube Pink
Models SM-A516F, SM-A516F/DSN, SM-A516N, SM-A516B/DS, SM-A516B, SM-A516U, SC-54A, SM-A516U1, SCG07, SM-A5160
SAR EU 0.50 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
Price About 180 EUR
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 316007 (v8)
GeekBench: 1867(v5.1)
GFXBench: 17fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 642 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -29.5 LUFS (Average)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 90h

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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G review

Samsung Galaxy A51 5G review

Samsung is bringing 5G to the masses with the Galaxy A51 5G and the Galaxy A71 5G. We have the smaller one for review to find out what's changed from the 4G version with the inclusion of the...

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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G - user opinions and reviews

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  • I2x
  • 06 Nov 2024

You can read in network of the phone, it's 5G coverage is very limited, see in gsm arena description of the phones network , even 4G doesn't come in all parts of the country, signal channels are few

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  • Jemoh
  • I2x
  • 06 Nov 2024

Cameras are good outdoor 👍

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  • eWq
  • 12 Oct 2024

I have it at home

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