Samsung Galaxy A51 5G vs A22 5G
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A51 5G (with Exynos 980) that was released on April 8, 2020, against the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G and came out 14 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
- Delivers 71% higher peak brightness (647 against 379 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (374K versus 286K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.0 versus eMMC 5.1
- 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 707 and 565 points
- Weighs 16 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Shows 22% longer battery life (36:59 vs 30:13 hours)
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- The phone is 1-year and 2-months newer
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 399 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 380 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.2% | 82.3% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | - | 95.7% |
| PWM | - | 147 Hz |
| Response time | - | 28 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1596:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) | 167.2 mm (6.58 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Pink | White, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A77 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP5 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~576 GFLOPS | ~243 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 116766 | 102622 |
| GPU | 96747 | 49222 |
| Memory | 61447 | 50439 |
| UX | 98841 | 81819 |
| Total score | 374162 | 286935 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1101 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | - | 7139 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4, 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI Core 5.0 |
| OS size | 22.7 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 40 min) | Yes (23% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | 2:29 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:16 hr | 13:41 hr |
| Watching video | 15:01 hr | 14:22 hr |
| Gaming | 05:40 hr | 05:45 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 126 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| 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 120FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 115° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Samsung S5KGM2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Samsung S5KGM2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 40 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
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| Depth lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A51 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A22 5G from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | April 2020 | June 2021 |
| Release date | June 2020 | June 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.5 W/kg | 0.73 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.55 W/kg | 1.23 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, camera, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G.
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