Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, Manufactured in June, 2020with chipsetSamsung Exynos 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
- Higher pixel density: 416ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 167g vs 187g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 416 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9 % | 87.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 147 mm (5.79 in) | 158.9 mm (6.26 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 73.6 mm (2.9 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 8.7 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 980 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A77) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G76 MP5 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 180 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 700 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 262.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2188 | 863 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6935 | 2112 |
| CPU | 464193 | 130998 |
| GPU | 863947 | 85094 |
| Memory | 268952 | 86339 |
| UX | 306789 | 104345 |
| NanoReview Score | 1903881 | 406776 |
| Stability | 47 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 104 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 17532 | n/a |
| Writing score | 21218 | n/a |
| Web score | 18418 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7978 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 15753 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 17501 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.0 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 24.1 GB | 22.7 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (40% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 2:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:07 h | 07:25 h |
| Video Playback | 15:32 h | 12:09 h |
| Games | 05:03 h | 05:11 h |
| Standby Mode | 83 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | 135 | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 67 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 69 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 6560x4928 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Samsung S5KGD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66) | LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2600) |
| LTE category | 20 | 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2024 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | June, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 499 |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):
The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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