Samsung Galaxy A50 has been regarded as the most popular and successful mid-range phone from the South Korean company, thanks to the value it offers. After that, the company disappointed the people with the Galaxy A51 as it offered minimal upgrades. But now that the Galaxy A51 5G gets the premium mid-range Exynos 980 SoC, Samsung’s best mid-range phone is now powerful than ever for $499.99(~P25K). The device will become available around the summer.
Much like the Galaxy A71 5G, the Galaxy A51 5G retains the majority of the features of the Galaxy A51. This means the same Super AMOLED, 48MP quad-cam, 4500mAh battery, and 32MP selfie camera. Apart from the chipset, the design on the back is of two-tone prismatic finish. And given the addition of a 5G modem, the device is now thicker at 8.7mm and heavier at 187g. The Galaxy A51 5G can be had in Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube White, and Prism Cube Pink.
Samsung’s most popular mid-range lineup is, for sure, participating in a jam-packed market. It’s going to be interesting to see if people would rather stay with the company and its One UI or opt for other competing phones.
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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G specs, price, availability in the Philippines
- Display: 6.5″ Super AMOLED FHD+, Infinity-O notch, 20:9
- Design: polycarbonate frame and glasstic backing
- Dimension and Weight: 158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm, 187 g
- Chipset: Exynos 980 (8 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex A55)
- GPU: Mali-G76 MP5
- RAM: 6GBG/8GB
- Storage: 128GB expandable via dedicated microSD slot of up to 256GB
- Main Camera: 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (macro), 1/5.0″, 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
| up to 4K@30fps video - Selfie Camera: 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.8µm
| up to 1080p video - Connectivity & Ports: 5G, 4G/LTE, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5.0, audio jack, USB-C, NFC
- Security: face unlock, in-display fingerprint scanner
- Battery: 4500mAh battery, 15W fast adaptive charging
- Audio: south-firing mono speaker
- OS: Android 10.0; One UI 2
- Colors: Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube White, Prism Cube Pink
- Price: $499.99(~P25K)
- Release date: Summer 2020 (North America), TBD(Philippines)
