Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Honor 9X
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A51 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9611) that was released on December 12, 2019, against the Honor 9X, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710F and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A51
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (630 against 479 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Honor 9X
- Shows 7% longer battery life (19:04 vs 17:53 hours)
- 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 512 and 372 points
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.59 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 391 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 460 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | 98.8% | 99% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 25 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 969:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) | 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) | 196.8 g (6.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611 | HiSilicon Kirin 710F |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G51 |
| GPU shading units | 36 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~61.2 GFLOPS | ~64 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 745 | - |
| Single-core score | 372 | 512 |
| Multi-core score | 1204 | 1555 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 135389 | 154734 |
| GPU | 30103 | 23598 |
| Memory | 90583 | 103405 |
| UX | 96624 | 81612 |
| Total score | 352699 | 363349 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6231 |
| Video editing | - | 4880 |
| Photo editing | - | 11658 |
| Data manipulation | - | 5329 |
| Writing score | - | 6887 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A51
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-30 (Aginves) | AnTuTu 11 | 357049 |
| π 2026-08-28 (ROBIZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 331364 |
| π 2026-07-15 (Somya Lohiya) | AnTuTu 11 | 298360 |
| π 2026-06-20 (14burgos) | AnTuTu 11 | 393276 |
| π 2026-06-15 (Robiz) | AnTuTu 11 | 302904 |
Honor 9X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-24 (Bwfxd) | AnTuTu 11 | 363349 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | EMUI 12 |
| OS size | 23 GB | 15.4 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 35 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 2:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:15 hr | 07:29 hr |
| Watching video | 11:25 hr | 10:29 hr |
| Gaming | 04:49 hr | 04:36 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main 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 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 40 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGD1 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, 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 | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 4 |
| 5G support | No | - |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2019 | July 2019 |
| Release date | December 2019 | September 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $250 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.596 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.45 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A51 is definitely a better buy.
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