The Galaxy A51 From Samsung Evaluated



With the mid-range market getting even more saturated than ever before, we thought now is a good time to look at a handset that is selling in large numbers across the globe, the Samsung Galaxy A51. It has a restrained but still attractive design, the Galaxy A51 is loaded with quadruple rear cameras, an amoled screen with a centrally located punch-hole selfie camera, as well as a glass-tastick rear back panel.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 has been selling in Europe from February and handset launched in the US through April and sells for £330/$400.

Samsung's Galaxy A51 Styling And Design


Owing to the plasticky glass back, the Galaxy A51 does not feel or look like it's a mid-range phone, the plastic appears forgiving in your grip because there aren't any sharp edges you can sometimes see with handsets with rear panels built out of glass. This design trait with the back paneling is delightful and this gives a touch of class to the Galaxy A51.
We see that the branding on budget handsets has been a bit over the top, the Samsung logo is modestly used.
You note the centerally located punch-hole camera setup that, is made more prominent due to what seems to be a metal circle that draws eyes.
Sound enthusiasts are sure to be pleased that there's an audio jack on the bottom edge, with a Type C port as well as the speaker.
At the top of the device houses a single microphone and on the right hand side has the power switch as well as a loudness rocker with the SIM card tray on the left edge.
It is a tidy if, classy looking unit that will slide into a normal-sized trouser pocket easily.




Speed And Performance


Samsung's Galaxy A51's Super AMOLED display is as good as we have come to expect from Galaxy phones}, the colors are vibrant and viewing angles being a pleasure. There's very little to quibble about other than the device is a bit dim (yet is very readable) in direct sunlight and circumstances are not conducive to viewing, even when you have the contrast at 100%.
And this is where reviewing top of the range handsets like OPPO’s Find X2 Pro this website and the OnePlus 8 is not helpful in getting a balanced perspective of a mid-range handset like this device.
The 9611 CPU is not going to compare to the Snapdragon 865 CPU and moving from the former to the latter becomes a slap to the face until you see that Samsung's A51 is only a mid-range phone and that allowances must be made.
Make no mistake, the A51 can be laggy upon occasion and we were sometimes left wondering if the handset had registered the touch or not when trying to open an app or to make use of the device.
Frankly, its an amount of lag that I have not seen in quite some time, even on cheaper handsets such as the Honor 10 Lite that costs just £140.
And as for the in-display fingerprint scanner, I'll just say that Samsung should have rather put it in the rear because we got a success ratio of roughly half when trying to unlock the handset then ending up entering the pin code.


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