Product
Samsung Galaxy A51
Samsung Galaxy A51
Nothing Phone (3a)
Nothing Phone (3a)
Battery
Charging 15W wired 50W wired, 50% in 19 min, 100% in 56 min
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back
Dimensions 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 163.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm (6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
  - IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) 3 LED light strips on the back (notifications, camera fill light, 26 addressable zones)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Panda Glass
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density) 1080 x 2392 pixels (~387 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.77 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
  - Ultra HDR image support
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  Virtual proximity sensing ANT+ Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2019, December 12 2025, March 04
Status Available. Released 2019, December 16 Available. Released 2025, March 11
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
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) -
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.0, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.74", 0.64µm, PDAF (25cm - ∞), 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  UFS 2.0 -
Misc
Colors Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Pink Black, White, Blue
Models SM-A515F, SM-A515F/DSN, SM-A515F/DS, SM-A515F/DST, SM-A515F/DSM, SM-A515F/N, SM-A515U, SM-A515U1, SM-A515W, SM-A515X, SM-S515DL A059
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A515U -
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 636 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -28.6 LUFS (Average) -
Performance AnTuTu: 113051 (v7), 175363 (v8) GeekBench: 5401 (v4.4), 1294 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 9611 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 810
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.44"
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 13:38h
Display - 1273 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -24.1 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 828429 (v10) GeekBench: 3278 (v6) 3DMark: 1064 (Wild Life Extreme)