Samsung Galaxy A51 vs A15 4G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A51 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9611) that was released on December 12, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 4 years after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A51
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Weighs 28 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
  • Shows 48% longer battery life (26:31 vs 17:53 hours)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 48% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (522K versus 352K)
  • Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (806 against 635 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • The phone is 4 years newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A51 and A15 4G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 44% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Samsung Galaxy A51 and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: battery life, display, and gaming.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 405 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 84.4%
Display features - Always-On Display - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% 100%
PWM 242 Hz 187 Hz
Response time 25 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
635 nits
806 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) 160.1 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
87.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A51 and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 10 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 36 64
GPU clock 850 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~61.2 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A51 and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
708
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1204
1862
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A15 4G +4297%
32758
Compute Score (GPU) 745 32758
Single-core score 372 708
Multi-core score 1204 1862
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
352699
522075
CPU 135389 203294
GPU 30103 42919
Memory 90583 120509
UX 96624 155353
Total score 352699 522075
Samples [10 tests] [18 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 130
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9148
Video editing - 4687
Photo editing - 14623
Data manipulation - 7719
Writing score - 11588

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A51
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-30 (Aginves)AnTuTu 11357049
📘 2026-08-28 (ROBIZ)AnTuTu 11331364
📘 2026-07-15 (Somya Lohiya)AnTuTu 11298360
📘 2026-06-20 (14burgos)AnTuTu 11393276
📘 2026-06-15 (Robiz)AnTuTu 11302904
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-15 (Matheos)AnTuTu 12621573
📘 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 7 CPU664 / 2074
📘 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali)AnTuTu 11503324
📘 2026-08-30 (Yusif)AnTuTu 11531994
📘 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 6 CPU724 / 1991

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.0 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 5.1 One UI 8.5
OS size 23 GB 23 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (40% in 35 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:15 hr 09:21 hr
Watching video 11:25 hr 15:42 hr
Gaming 04:49 hr 07:54 hr
Standby 81 hr 137 hr
General battery life
17:53 hr
26:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX582 Hynix Hi5022Q
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 17 mm
Sensor - SmartSense SC501CS
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 40 mm -
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGD1 GalaxyCore GC013A
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.3
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 12 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
81.7 dB
83.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced December 2019 December 2023
Release date December 2019 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $170
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
SAR (head) 0.596 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.45 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G is definitely a better buy.

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