SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy M51 review: A 2020 endurance phone with a class-leading 7,000 mAh battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2020·$370
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#76 of 104
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The 7,000 mAh endurance phone.

Galaxy M51 made battery life its entire pitch — a 7,000 mAh cell that delivered three-day endurance, paired with a Super AMOLED and 64 MP camera. Heavy but unmatched, it became Samsung's endurance benchmark.

01Display

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 75-point average for mid-range phones of 2020.

TypeSuper AMOLED Plus
Size6.7 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

Main64 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide12 MP
Macro5 MP
Depth5 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 730G (8 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

96/100

At 96/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2020 — 22 points above the cohort average.

Capacity7,000 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2020 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

06Value

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2020.

What works
  • Class-leading 7,000 mAh battery.
  • Super AMOLED + 64 MP quad cam.
  • 25 W charging + reverse charging.
  • Stereo speakers + jack + microSD.
What doesn't
  • Heavy 213 g.
  • 60 Hz only.
  • 5 MP filler lenses.
  • Plastic Glasstic build.
Cross-shop it against
Reno 7 Pro 5G
$549 · score 78/100

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 104-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .