Samsung Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 are likely to hit the Indian store shelves pretty soon. A recent microsite on Samsung.com is dedicated to Galaxy A throwing light on key features such as camera, screen, and battery. There is even an option to Notify yourself about the launch updates.
Samsung Galaxy A71, A51 Timeline
Samsung Galaxy A71, A51 with Punch Hole Display and Quad Cameras go official
December 13, 2019, 1:25 PM
Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 phones in an event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. True to the leaks and rumors, they come with a slight visual makeup. The fascia now flaunts a punch-hole camera or as Samsung likes to call it ” Infinity O display. At the back, there is a quad camera setup. Inside, you have Android 10 out of the box. Let’s look over their spec sheet to see whether these are one-up above the precursors.
Samsung Galaxy A71 vs A70s Specifications
| Model | Samsung Galaxy A71 | Samsung Galaxy A70s |
| Display | 6.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, FHD+ resolution | 6.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, FHD+ resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio |
| Processor | Snapdragon 730* | 2 GHz, Octa-Core, Snapdragon 675 |
| RAM | 6/8GB | 6/8GB |
| Internal Storage | 128GB | 128GB |
| Software | One UI (Android 10) | One UI (Android Pie) |
| Rear Camera | 64MP (f/1.8)+ 12MP Ultrawide (f/2.2)+ 5MP depth sensor (f/2.2)+ 5MP Macro unit (f/2.4) quad cameras | 64MP ( f/1.8 ) + 8MP Ultrawide (f/2.2) + 5MP depth sensor (f/2.2) trio |
| Front Camera | 32MP (f/2.2) | 32MP (f/2.0) |
| Battery | 4500mAh, 25W Fast Charging | 4500mAh, 25W Fast Charging |
| Indian Price | NA | 6GB + 128GB – Rs. 28,999; 8GB + 128GB – Rs. 30,999 |
Samsung Galaxy A71 looks a lot like the Galaxy A70s, but the standout difference is the Infinity-O display. At the back, now you have an L-shaped camera, something which we recently saw in Vivo V17. This one’s a quad-camera phone and the new additions are a 5MP macro unit and a bigger 12MP ultrawide snapper.
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Even inside, the specs remain unaltered for the most part, save for Android 10 based One UI on top of a superior CPU node. Although veiled, this is expected to be a dual 2.2 GHz + Hexa 1.8GHz octa-core Snapdragon 730 SoC.
The phone clads Samsung’s Glasstic material with Prism Crush Black, Silver, Blue, and Pink color coating.
Samsung Galaxy A51 vs A50s specifications
| Models | Galaxy A51 | Galaxy A50s |
| Display | 6.5-inch, FHD+ Super AMOLED | 6.4-inch FHD+ (1080×2340) Super AMOLED |
| Infinity-O Display | Infinity-U Display | |
| Camera | 48MP (F2.0) + 12MP 123-degree (f/2.2) Ultrawide + 5MP (f/2.2) Macro unit + 5MP (f/2.2) depth sensor quad cameras | 48MP (F2.0) + 5MP + 8MP (Ultra Wide) triple cameras |
| 32MP (F2.0) | 32MP (F2.0) | |
| Chipset | Exynos 9611 with One UI 2.0 (Android 10) | Exynos 9611 with One UI (Android Pie) |
| Memory | 4GB / 6GB | 4GB / 6GB |
| 64GB/128GB | 128GB | |
| Battery | 4000mAh | 4,000 mAh |
| 15W Fast Charging | 15W Fast Charging | |
| Price in India | NA | · 4GB RAM + 128GB storage – Rs. 22,999
· 6GB RAM + 128GB storage – Rs. 24,999 |
Coming to this comparison, the differences have gotten slimmer as you can see from the above table. Samsung Galaxy A51 outfits in an Infinity-O display and at the back, you get a rectangle camera stack. Within it, the sensors are arranged in L-shape. The new member is a 5-megapixel macro unit. Even the wide-angle shooter is a bigger 12-megapixel sensor.
Summing up, this seems like a minor refresh of the existing A-series for the new year.
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Samsung Galaxy A71, A51 pricing, and availability
Pricing and release dates of Galaxy A71 are still under wraps. On the other hand, Galaxy A51 will hit the stores in Vietnam starting December 27 for 7,990,000 Vietnamese Dong, which translates to about Rs. 24,532. Its availability is also yet to be revealed.
