Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Nubia Play 5G

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Nubia Play 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Play 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A51 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Nubia Play 5G the better performer.


Display: Nubia Play 5G offers a screen size of 6.65 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A51 offers 6.5 inches, making Nubia Play 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A51 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nubia Play 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A51 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A51 and Nubia Play 5G feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A51 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nubia Play 5G offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A51 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia Play 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5100 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A51 offers 4000 mAh, making Nubia Play 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A51 and Nubia Play 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy A51
₹25,999
(Out of Stock)
Nubia Play 5G
₹26,190
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
78%

Release Date

29 Jan, 2020
23 Feb, 2021

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Snapdragon 765G
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
12 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5100 mAh
15W Fast Charging
30W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.0
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Excellent display
  • Great daylight performance
  • OneUI 2.0 has made the software experience more re
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Performance could’ve been better
  • Macro lens is not good
  • Battery life is average at best
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(13,353 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

171,285
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 29m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
4 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 29, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 2.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 475 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 475

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 620

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

171,285
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

29.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.65 inches  (16.89 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

405 ppi
388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.44 %
80.37 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

Design

Height

158.5 mm
171.7 mm

Width

73.6 mm
78.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
9.1 mm

Weight

172 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2.25" sensor size S5KGM2 ISO-CELL 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
5100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 32 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 30W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

14h 29m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 35m 31s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.0
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1
TDD N41 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 0.598 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope