Galaxy A51 review: The best-selling Android phone of 2020.
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
82/100At 82/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 9 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
70/10070/100 puts it above the 64-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.
03Performance
62/10062/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.
04Battery
76/10076/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.
05Build
68/10068/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.
- Gorgeous Prism Crush finishes
- Vivid FHD+ Super AMOLED
- 32 MP selfie + versatile quad cam
- 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 101-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .