Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Samsung Galaxy A55 vs Apple iPhone 16

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced December 2019 March 2024 September 2024
Status Coming Soon - December 12, 2019 Coming Soon - March 2024 Coming Soon - September 2024
Price Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Prism Crush White, Black, Pink, Blue Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.4 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.24 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm
(6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.04 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 14 iOS 18
User Interface One UI One UI 6.1 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1480 Hexa-core, Apple A18 (3 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 - Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type Full HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 550 Nits
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.5 inches 6.6 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi) 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.06% 85.97% 86.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
5 MP, f/2.4, macro camera
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
25W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -