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

The Samsung Galaxy A51 has a great display and good build quality, but is severely hindered by sluggish performance....

Colorful; bright OLED display Good build quality Dual-SIM Expandable storage

Sluggish performance

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

“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

At $400, Samsung's Galaxy A51 has a gorgeous display, good cameras, and a battery that will easily get you through the day, but it can use a boost in the processor department.

Excellent display; Solid cameras; Good battery life

Underwhelming performance; Not waterproof; Fingerprint sensor doesn’t work well

While the original Galaxy A50 offered an incredible value for the money last year and sold in the millions across the globe, the new Galaxy A51 is a very slight upgrade that doesn’t offer much reason for an upgrade and doesn’t impress that much.

Beautiful AMOLED screen; Long-lasting battery life; Elegant thin design

Stuttery performance with slightly more challenging tasks; Mediocre camera

Samsung’s Galaxy A51 packs a great screen, a handful of cameras, and a big battery -- what more could you ask from a mid-range smartphone? Well, more consistent performance, for one.

Excellent design; Big and beautiful AMOLED screen; Flexible multi-camera system

Laggy performance; Camera quality is largely unremarkable; Mediocre battery life

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 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 great design and screen are the big sells of this mid-ranger, which performs generally well but can struggle a little when it comes to gaming tasks. Otherwise the clean software experience makes for a generally polished and affordable choice.

Great display; High quality looks; Good main camera performance in most conditions; Solid battery life; Under display fingerprint scanner

Lacks overall power; Some lag in usage; Single speaker limited; Easy to block Bluetooth antenna and cause cut-out; Quad cameras oversell themselves a little