Honor 20 vs. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 20 and Samsung Galaxy A51 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 20 vs. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-A516B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.25 mm 158.9 mm Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has greater height than Honor 20.
Width 73.97 mm 73.6 mm Honor 20 has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G.
Depth 7.87 mm 8.7 mm Honor 20 is narrower than Honor 20.
Weight 174 g 187 g Honor 20 is lighter than Honor 20.
Body Colour Sapphire blue | Midnight black Prism cube black | Prism cube white
Body Material Glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head) 1.555 W/kg (body), 0.496 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT Infinity-O Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.26" 6.5" Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has larger screen size than Honor 20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 20.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 412 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features All-View Display Edge-to-Edge screen
PROCESSOR Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 -
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 105.3 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.0 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than Honor 20.
Pixel Size 1.6 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects HDR Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode Slow motion video
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Honor 20 has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode Live Focus, background blur
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 20 has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 117 degree(s) 123 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has larger second camera lens field of view than Honor 20.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Diistortion correction, distortion correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has higher resolution third camera than Honor 20.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Bokeh effect -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has higher resolution fourth camera than Honor 20.
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has better fourth camera lens aperture than Honor 20.
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Macro camera Depth camera
Camera Features (4th Camera) 4cm macro photography -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 20 has better front lens aperture than Honor 20.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4500 mAh Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 20.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge - Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time 1560 minutes 1380 minutes Honor 20 has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 1380 min
Active online usage (LTE): up to 16 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 17 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 86 hrs
CELLULAR Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie -
User Interface HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N41, n78
5G NR Frequency - TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements Virtual Surround Sound -
FEATURES Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader (under display)
Security Technology 3D Face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, Bixby Vision, Bixby Routines, Virtual Proximity Sensing
OTHERS Honor 20 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter Power adapter
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