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

Battery life is decent too, and power is respectable. The plastic build is a disappointment, and there are some unsurprising omissions such as waterproofing and wireless charging, but these are small complaints.

Quad-lens camera; Good screen; Solid battery life

Plastic build; No telephoto lens; No wireless charging

The Samsung Galaxy A51 is an affordable way to get a good-looking Galaxy phone, but it makes Android feel a little too slow for us to wholeheartedly recommend it.

Bold OLED screen; Has a headphone jack; It’s a Samsung Galaxy; without an S20 price

Feels slower than most at this level; Poor fingerprint scanner; Unusually prominent punch-hole camera

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

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 is another mid-range device that has hardly any real weaknesses. Its cameras are one of its highlights - although the gap to the high-end is still noticeable, for example when it comes to low-light performance or zooming.

slim; fancy case; flexible camera of good quality; a lot of LTE frequencies; dedicated microSD slot; 60-fps gaming in some games; color-accurate and bright screen; hardly any heat development

performance average for this price range; battery life could be longer; no continuous zoom; browsing is on the slow side

“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

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.