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Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Motorola Moto G (2023)

38 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A51
VS
42 out of 100
Motorola Moto G (2023)
Samsung Galaxy A51
Motorola Moto G (2023)

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 Motorola Moto G (2023), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus and came out 3 years and 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A51
  • 50% higher pixel density (405 vs 270 PPI)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Weighs 17 grams less
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G (2023)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
  • 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (499K versus 352K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 3 years and 6 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.0
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 480 Plus
  • 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 746 and 372 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A51 and Motorola Moto G (2023) crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 32% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Samsung Galaxy A51 and Motorola Moto G (2023) is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: battery life, performance, and display.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A51
vs
Moto G (2023)

Display

Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 405 ppi 270 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 83.1%
Display features - Always-On Display -
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% -
PWM 242 Hz -
Response time 25 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A51
637 nits
Moto G (2023)
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) 163.94 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) 74.98 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.39 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof No Yes
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A51 +5%
87.5%
Moto G (2023)
83.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A51 and Motorola Moto G (2023)
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Max clock 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 10 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 36 256
GPU clock 850 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~61.2 GFLOPS ~332.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A51 and Motorola Moto G (2023)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A51
372
Moto G (2023) +101%
746
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A51
1204
Moto G (2023) +51%
1816
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 745 -
Single-core score 372 746
Multi-core score 1204 1816
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A51
352699
Moto G (2023) +42%
499266
CPU 135389 209521
GPU 30103 60121
Memory 90583 93150
UX 96624 136474
Total score 352699 499266
Samples [10 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A51
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-30 (Aginves)AnTuTu 11357049
📘 2026-08-28 (ROBIZ)AnTuTu 11331364
📘 2026-07-15 (Somya Lohiya)AnTuTu 11298360
📘 2026-06-20 (14burgos)AnTuTu 11393276
📘 2026-06-15 (Robiz)AnTuTu 11302904
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Motorola Moto G (2023)
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.0 UFS 2.2
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 13
ROM One UI 5.1 My UX
OS size 23 GB -
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max 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 35 min) Yes (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:15 hr -
Watching video 11:25 hr -
Gaming 04:49 hr -
Standby 81 hr -
General battery life
Galaxy A51
17:53 hr
Moto G (2023)
n/a
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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 30FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX582 -
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 13 mm -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 40 mm -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 3840 x 2160
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KGD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 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 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 5.1
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 12 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2019 May 2023
Release date December 2019 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $199
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Motorola Moto G (2026)
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
Bundled charger - Not included
*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 Motorola Moto G (2023) is definitely a better buy.

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