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With the mid-range devices becoming evermore competitive than ever, we thought it was a good time to look at a handset that will likely sell in big numbers across the world, the Galaxy A51. This device a conservative yet classic design, the A51 features quadruple rear cameras, an AMOLED display with a centrally located punch-hole selfie camera, as well as a glass-tastick rear back.
Samsung's Galaxy A51 has been selling in Europe from February while it entered the market in the US during April and sells for £330/$400.
Galaxy A51 Design And Styling
Owing to the galssticky back, the Galaxy A51 doesn't feel or look like it's a mid-range handset, the plastic feels more forgiving when it's in the hand in that there are no sharp edges like you sometimes get on phones with back panels made of glass.
The subtle design element on the rear panel is a nice touch and adds a touch of personality to the A51. We see the branding on cheaper phones can be a touch overdone, Samsung's brand has been modestly used.
You note the centerally located punch-hole camera setup that, is becomes even prominent due to what seems to be a metallic ring around it that attracts your attention.
Audio enthusiasts will rejoice find more info in the fact that there is an sound connector on the lower edge, with the Type C charging port and the speaker chamber.
On the top of the smartphone there is a microphone and on the right side has the power button as well as the volume rocker with a SIM card tray on the left edge.
It is neat and inoffensive looking handset that fits into a normal-sized pants pocket with no problem.
Samsung Galaxy A51 Performance
The Samsung A51's Super AMOLED screen is great as we expect from Samsung}, the colors appear vibrant and device's viewing angles being a delight. There is not a lot to whinge about apart from it is a little dim (yet it is still readable) when it is in sunlight and circumstances are not conducive to viewing content on, even when you have the contrast at 100%.
And this is where reviewing top of the line phones like the Oppo Find X2 Pro the OnePlus 8 can be hurtful in achieving a balanced perspective of a middle range phone such as this unit.
The Exynos processor is simply not able to compare to Snapdragon's 865 chipset in any way, and moving from the Exynos 9611 to the Snapdragon is a sobering experience until you remember that Samsung's A51 is just a mid-range phone and that these circumstances should be made.
Make no mistake, the A51 can be laggy upon occasion and I was left to wonder whether the device had registered the touch or not when trying to open an app or to share something.
This is a level of lag that we have not experienced for a few time, even with cheaper handsets like the Honor 10 Lite that can be had for a lowly £145.
As for the device's fingerprint scanner, suffice to say that Samsung should have put it in the rear because we only got a success roughly half when attempting to unlock the A51 before having to end up typing the pin code in.