
Samsung Galaxy A51 Review | TelecomDrive.com
The Samsung Galaxy A51 is priced starting at INR 23,999 in India and delivering a great proposition of flagship style at a much affordable price point.
Big Features
a) Galaxy A51 is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 9611 SoC
b) It comes with an Infinity-O hole-punch display clubbed with four rear cameras
c) It has a powerful 4,000mAh battery packed with fast charging capability
Samsung Galaxy A51 Design Elements
Samsung Galaxy A51 comes with an all-polycarbonate body, which is fairly light at just 172g, and quite slim too, measuring just 7.9mm in thickness. The device looks and feels amazingly good when you hold it.
The biggest design feature for this device comes in the form of the Infinity-O display. Samsung has done a great job by bringing this flagship design element inside an affordable range for its customers.
This device comes with a Super AMOLED panel with a full-HD+ resolution, which produces great color combinations that carry good sharpness. It looks superb from the front, because of its slim bezel design factor.
Samsung Galaxy A51 Specs and Software
Galaxy A51 comes packed with the Exynos 9611 processor. And it is available with 6GB or 8GB of RAM, and both variants have 128GB of internal storage.
The device has dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5, GPS, NFC, and FM radio. The usual sensors are present, and this phone also has Widevine L1 certification. The Galaxy A51 supports Samsung Pay, so you can use it for contactless payments as well.
The software running on this phone out-of-the-box is Samsung’s One UI 2.0, which is based on Android 10. And most importantly, Samsung has also added some India-specific features to this device. It has features such as multilingual predictive typing, Smart Crop and the ability to organise your SMS messages in the form of visual cards.
Samsung Galaxy A51 Performance and Battery
While reviewing this device, we did not experience any lag in performance, especially when it comes doing regular activities such as clicking multiple pictures, browsing the net, playing games or using maps for navigation. Galaxy A51 was able to handle all the multi-tasking pretty smoothly.
The slim and light form factor of this device is making it look quite stylish and elegant. The Galaxy A51 supports Dolby Atmos but this is only supported if you have wired headphones plugged in.
With this device Samsung is delivering a powerful 4,000mAh battery. While reviewing this device for four days – we easily managed to get more than a full day’s worth from this device – everyday, while using it for regular tasks.
Samsung Galaxy A51 Camera System
Camera systems have become a big point that sway purchasing decisions for a number of customers and with this device Samsung has put extra effort to deliver absolutely flagship level camera performance.
With this device, the company has added a new 5-megapixel macro camera to the three types of cameras that were on the Galaxy A50s.
The camera system for this device includes – a 48-megapixel primary sensor; a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera; and a 5-megapixel depth sensor.
All this, delivers really great camera performance and results are quite bright, detailed shots even in low light conditions.
The main camera captures 12-megapixel photos by default but you can shoot at the full 48-megapixel resolution as well. You can select this option by exploring the aspect ratio menu.
While taking pictures under good light, this device managed to capture amazing shots with great detail.
In low light as well the primary camera of this device was able to capture great color combinations, sharpness and balanced pictures.
This device comes with a dedicated night mode as well that will allow you to capture night colors with an added bit of freshness and sharpness. The device also comes with a live-focus mode which is designed to help you blur out backgrounds for getting an interesting look.
The device also has other shooting modes such as Food, Pro, Panorama, Hyperlapse, Super slow-mo, and Slow motion. And yes, you can also access Bixby Vision and AR Emojis through the camera app as well. The Galaxy A51 also supports AR Doodle feature which is a great way to make interesting content.
Final Verdict
Priced at INR 23,999 – this device holds great potential for a market like India. With Galaxy A51, Samsung is delivering more value to its customers in the form of giving out flagship features at a much affordable price point.
You get Android 10 out-of-the-box, a slim and light body, Samsung Pay capability and a massive battery life. All this comes with a big brand assurance of Samsung and makes this device a very interesting proposition today.