Small improvements and subtle tweaks over its predecessor but the Galaxy A51 is still incredible value

Astonishing value for money; 48MP camera for less; Massive Super AMOLED screen

Slightly shorter battery life than Galaxy A50; Cheaper alternatives in Xiaomi

“Samsung's Galaxy A51 has the best display at this price.”

Modern design; Excellent display; Good photos with enough light; Good battery life; A headphone jack

Lackluster performance; Slower fingerprint sensor; Won't receive OS updates quickly

The Samsung Galaxy A51 looks great on first impressions, but extended usage reveals some frustrating shortcomings. Read all about it in our full review.

The A51 proves Samsung can make solid mid-range phones. Its flagship-esque design and solid cameras provide the foundations for an excellent handset, while One UI provides an excellent user experience. However, performance is less than impressive, while the poor in-display fingerprint scanner is a big letdown. Samsung fans can look beyond these shortcomings, but at this price point the A51 is hard to recommend.

The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a good, solid mid-range effort. There are no major flaws, but the processor and battery weren't quite as good as we'd been expecting.

Attractive design; Good screen; Impressive; versatile camera

Battery life could be much better

The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a good, solid mid-range effort. There are no major flaws, but the processor and battery weren't quite as good as we'd been expecting.

Attractive design; Good screen; Impressive, versatile camera;

Battery life could be much better;

With the Galaxy S20 series starting a thousand dollars , many cash-strapped Samsung fans are probably considering more affordable upgrade options this year. And apparently, Samsung anticipated this (and if it didn't, it sure knows now ), as it's making more of its low-end and mid-range lineup...

Display The screen is massive, and it's an AMOLED panel. You can't ask for much more on a mid-range phone; Performance The Exynos processor with 4GB RAM handled my usual apps and games just fine.

Cameras The main camera produces muddy photos, and the other two lenses aren't any better; Design While the Galaxy A51 is generally designed well, the glossy plastic back attracts fingerprints and smudges much easier than glass.

The Samsung Galaxy A51 packs a nice big display and a light, ergonomic design as sleek as its flagship siblings. A good budget phone for Samsung fans that want the look of the S20 and Note series.

Brilliant 6.5" Super AMOLED display; Amazing close-to-midrange camera; Good all-rounder for price range

Poor quality max zoom on camera; Plastic casing

A mid-range phone that doesn't justify its price

The Galaxy 51 is the latest mid-range smartphone from Samsung, launched in December, 2019. The phone was announced along with the Galaxy A71 , and came as the successor of the A50 launched earlier this year .