SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy A51 review: The best-selling Android phone of 2020.

Item: Galaxy A51
Rating: 72
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2019·$399

Overall

72/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Mid-range

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

World's best-selling Android of 2020.

A51 topped global Android sales charts in 2020 on the strength of its AMOLED display, quad camera and Samsung brand trust. Performance was its weak link — the recycled Exynos 9611 was the price of that aggressive $399 sticker.

01Display

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

TypeSuper AMOLED

Size6.5 inches

Resolution1080 x 2400 px

NotchInfinity-O punch hole

02Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Main48 MP, f/2.0

Ultrawide12 MP, 123 deg

Macro5 MP

Depth5 MP

Selfie32 MP, f/2.2

03Performance

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetExynos 9611 (10nm)

GPUMali-G72 MP3

04Battery

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity4000 mAh

Charging15W

05Build

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

What works

Gorgeous Prism Crush finishes
Vivid FHD+ Super AMOLED
32 MP selfie + versatile quad cam

What doesn't

Exynos 9611 carried over from A50 — sluggish
15W charging slow even for 2020
No OIS

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .