Samsung Galaxy M51 vs Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2)

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M51 vs Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,560, while Samsung Galaxy M51 scores 1,684, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M51 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 4.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M51 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M51 features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2)'s IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M51 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M51 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M51 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M51 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 7 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M51 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M51 delivers longer battery life with 20h 06m, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy M51 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M51 offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy M51 and Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy M51 has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2020
19 May, 2020
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 730G
Apple A13 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
750x1344 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

7000 mAh
1821 mAh
6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Insane battery life
  • Vibrant, best-in-class display
  • Robust design
  • Ideal for one-handed usage
  • Smooth performance
  • Good daylight camera performance
  • Guaranteed OS updates
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Bulky and prone to scratches
  • Snapdragon 730G is now a bit old
  • Bloatware is still an issue
  • Small screen
  • Just one rear camera
  • Average battery life
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(36,389 ratings)
4.5/5
(78,398 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

224,310
AnTuTu Score
377,458
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
20h 06m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2020
(Official)
May 19, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
iOS v13.0
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Apple A13 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470
Hexa Core

2.65 GHz, Dual core, Lightning 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Thunder
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

224,310
377,458
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
16.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
4.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.1 %
15.6 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
750x1344 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

420 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
16:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi
327 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.66 %
65.23 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm
138.4 mm
150.83 mm

Width

76.3 mm
67.3 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm
7.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

213 grams
148 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide AngleExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh
1821 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless 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.

20h 06m
N/A
16h 04m

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

1h 56m 33s
2h 16m 5s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A

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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 2100(band 33)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.381 W/kg
Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A

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