Samsung's Galaxy A Series 2020 Official: AWESOME is for Everyone
Now that the phone middle range segment more saturated than ever, I believed it was time to look at a smartphone that will likely sell in huge numbers over the globe, Samsung’s Galaxy A51. It has a conservative yet classic design, the A51 comes with quadruple rear camera setup, an amoled screen and a centrally located punch-hole selfie snapper, and Samsung's glasstastick rear.
Galaxy A51 has been in the market throughout UK from February while it entered the market in the USA in April 2020 and also retails at around the £329 mark.
Thoughts Of The A51 2020's Performance And Speed
Samsung's A51's brilliant screen is as great as you expect from the Galaxy range}, the colors seem very vibrant with handset's viewing angles are quite superb. And with not much to whinge about and yet those folks always find something, other than it’s a little dim (but very legible) when it is in sunlight and circumstances are not conducive to viewing, even if you have the contrast fully on.
Here is where roadtesting top of the range smartphones like the Oppo Find X2 Pro 5G the One Plus 8 can be hurtful in achieving a balanced perspective of a middle range smartphone like Galaxy A51.
The Exynos 9611 processor is just not able to match Snapdragon's 865 unit in any way, and going away from top chipset to Snapdragon's 865 processor is a shock to the system until you remember that this handset is simply a mid-range phone and accommodations will probably need to be given.
You notice that, the A51 is slow to respond upon occasion however I was sometimes left wondering whether the handset had indeed recognised my contact or not when trying to open something or to make use of the phone.
Truthfully, it is an amount of unresponsiveness I have not experienced for a lot of years, such as with entry level phones like Honor's 10 Lite that can be bought for just £139.
And as for the in-display fingerprint sensor, suffice to say that Samsung should have rather put it on the rear as I experienced a success about 50% when attempting to unlock the device before ending up entering the pin code in.
Design And Styling
Due to the plasticky back, the Galaxy A51 does not feel or look like it's a mid-range device, the plastic feels more forgiving when in the hand because there aren't any sharp edges like you sometimes get on smartphones that are made with back panels built out of glass.
This design element with the back panel is delightful and gives some character to the Galaxy A51. We see that the branding on cheaper handsets is a bit over the top, the Samsung brand has been discretely located.
You notice a selfie camera setup that, for whatever reason, is becomes even noticeable by what seems to be a metal ring around it that draws attention.
Audio enthusiasts are sure to be pleased in the fact that there is an sound connector on the lower edge of the device, with a USB-C charging port as well as a speaker's chamber.
The top of the handset there is a single microphone while the right side there is a power button as well as the sound adjuster with the SIM card tray on the left edge.
Overall it is neat and classy handset that will slide in a normal trouser pocket with no problem.
The Battery Life
If you think about a normal daily duty, Samsung's Galaxy A51 get through this with about 10% left to give at the day's end, however there was a few of days where the device a quick charge was called for during evening following being heavily used.
Thankfully the fast charging means that the A51 can be recharged to to full capacity from A Galaxy A51 review empty over a 2 hour period, and a quick charger will take the handset to one third full, and this is acceptable but hardly great at this price.