Here's a glimpse of how the Galaxy A51 5G compares to rivals in our Video compare tool. Head over there for the complete picture. The 48MP mode lets you extract some more fine detail in well-lit scenes. You'd need to be willing to live with the lower contrast and loss of saturation plus noise gets more prominent. But yes, there's some finer detail in the 48MP shots.

Portraits shot in the A51 5G's Live focus mode have very competent subject detection in most cases, though throwing distractions in front of your subject will confuse the algorithms. The bokeh looks just right at the default 5/7 setting. HDR is available for challenging light conditions. Samsung’s Galaxy S screens are brighter and punchier, along with silky animations from the boosted refresh rate, but I didn’t feel like I was missing anything with the A51 5G’s screen.The macro cam does a fair job of producing close-up shots of tiny objects. The 5MP resolution we appreciate, but the fixed focus means you need to nail the distance just right and it's not always that easy. Samsung knew that the Galaxy A51 had to be a worthy successor to the Galaxy A50. The latter was one of its best-selling devices in 2019 and it would only be in Samsung's interests to replicate that success in 2020. The Galaxy A51 was able to do that for the most part. It lived up to its expectation of being a great mid-range device.

Information about the sensor type of the camera. Some of the most widely used types of image sensors on mobile devices are CMOS, BSI, ISOCELL, etc.

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Given that it has support for 5G and that requires more power, the Galaxy A51 5G has a larger 4,500mAh battery compared to the LTE variant's 4,000mAh. Both have support for 15W wired fast charging. You can expect a full charge from 0 to take just over two hours. Networks A mobile (cellular) network is a radio system, which allows a large number of mobile devices to communicate with each other. UMTS Virtual Proximity Sensing : Sensing proximity information by using software without proximity sensor. There's a Super steady mode on the A51 5G and it uses the ultra-wide cam only with a tighter crop to accommodate more substantial shake. Super steady only records in 1080p at 30fps and does maintain the 30fps, which wasn't the case on the A51. It's a little weird in use as the viewfinder lags behind when panning, but that doesn't affect the result negatively.

The Galaxy A51 5G captures really good looking images with its main cam in daylight. Noise is very well contained and a lot of fine detail is being recorded, though there's a fair bit of the characteristic Samsung sharpening that renders grass and foliage in a particularly artificial manner. Dynamic range is as wide as you may need, though our harshly lit mid-day scenes do leave some deep shadows. Color reproduction has what can best be described as the 'modern-day Samsung look' - pleasingly vivid, not so far as to be excessive. Actual user memory will vary depending on the mobile phone operator and may change after software upgrades are performed.

Rear cameras: Wide (main): 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚; Macro: 5 MP, f/2.4; Depth: 5 MP, f/2.2; LED flash, panorama, HDR. The display resolution shows the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. The higher the resolution is, the greater the detail of the displayed content. Things are a bit different for the Galaxy A51 5G. That's because it's powered by the Exynos 980 instead. This is Samsung's very own mid-range 8nm chipset with an integrated 5G modem. The CPU is configured with two 2.2GHz Cortex-A77 cores and six 1.8GHz Cortex-A55 cores. The handset is available with 6/8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It actually gets faster UFS2.1 storage compared to UFS2.0 on the LTE model. The unit we tested has 6GB RAM.

There’s nothing out of the ordinary or particularly complex about setting up the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, so even if you haven’t set up a new phone in years or this is your first Samsung, nothing should throw you for a loop. If you're that customer, you're unlikely to find a smartphone that's as capable as the Galaxy A51 5G in this price range. That's really what Samsung was counting on when it decided to bring 5G compatibility to one of its most popular devices. For customers in most markets, the Galaxy A51 5G might be the cheapest point of entry into the world of 5G. Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear camera which improve its overall performance.It's harder to justify the €650 price of the LG Velvet against the Galaxy, if it's solely for the 5G. The Velvet does offer IP68-rated dust and water resistance and stereo speakers, but unless you can get it in a bundle with the Dual Screen and have some use for said Dual Screen, LG's posh midranger isn't great value. The settings icon is located in the upper left corner of the screen and gives you fine control over the cameras. The usual stuff, like video resolution, grid lines, location data, etc., can be found within the menus. You can also turn on and off the Scene optimizer and set the HDR to auto or off (but no forced on position). Meanwhile, right in the viewfinder, you get an aspect ratio selector, which is how you can engage the 48MP mode - now labeled 48MP as opposed to the confusing 4:3H we saw on the A51. Estimated volume of the device, calculated from the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Applies for devices in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped. CPU is the Central Processing Unit or the processor of a mobile device. Its main function is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications. The A51 5G marks an improvement in low-light photos compared to what we saw on the 4G version. We're now getting better detail out of the main cam, and despite the inevitable noise, these shots do look okay at 1:1. Color saturation is well preserved, too, once again a superior performance compared to the older phone. Dynamic range is decent though deep shadows and point light sources will get clipped - as expected.