Product
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Samsung Galaxy M21 2021
Samsung Galaxy M21 2021
Battery
Charging 15W wired 15W wired
Type Li-Po 4500 mAh Li-Po 6000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm (6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 in) 159 x 75.1 x 9 mm (6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 187 g (6.60 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 -
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED, 420 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  ANT+ -
Launch
Announced 2020, April 08 2021, July 21
Status Available. Released 2020, April 29 Available. Released 2021, July 26
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 - 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 -
Misc
Colors Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube White, Prism Cube Pink Charcoal Black, Arctic Blue
Models SM-A516F, SM-A516F/DSN, SM-A516N, SM-A516B/DS, SM-A516B, SM-A516U, SC-54A, SM-A516U1, SCG07, SM-A5160 SM-M215G, SM-M215G/DS
SAR - 0.47 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.50 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A516B/DS HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - SM-A516B/DS 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
5G bands 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-A516B/DS -
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A516U -
Our Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 90h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 642 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -29.5 LUFS (Average) -
Performance AnTuTu: 316007 (v8) GeekBench: 1867(v5.1) GFXBench: 17fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 980 (8 nm) Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex A55) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G76 MP5 Mali-G72 MP3
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 11, One UI 3.1 Core
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 20 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes