The Samsung Galaxy M51 is a mid-range Android smartphone manufactured by

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as part of their M series. It was announced in late August 2020 and released the following month. The phone has a 6.7 in sAMOLED Plus display, a 64 MP quad-camera setup, and a 7000 mAh battery. It is primarily derived from the

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in terms of design and specifications.

Specifications

Hardware

The Samsung Galaxy M51 has a sAMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display with a 1080 × 2400 resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and a pixel density of ~385 ppi. The phone comes with 128 GB of

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, as well as either 6 or 8 GB of

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. The storage can be expanded via microSD. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) paired with the Adreno 618

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Battery

The Samsung Galaxy M51 has a non-removable

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with a 7000 mAh capacity. This is the highest battery capacity of any Samsung Galaxy phone as of September 2020, and significantly higher than most other widely available phones.

Cameras

The Samsung Galaxy M51 has a quad-camera setup arranged in an “L” shape in the top left corner of the back plastic. The camera setup consists of a 64 MP wide-angle camera, capable of 4K video recording, a 12 MP ultrawide camera, a 5 MP depth camera for close-up shots, and a 5 MP depth sensor for Live Focus. A single 32 MP front-facing camera is tucked into the punch-hole in the top center of the display.

Software

The Samsung Galaxy M51 comes with

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with Samsung's signature

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. In late 2021, Samsung announced that Samsung Galaxy M51 will receive

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updates based on

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History

The Samsung Galaxy M51 was announced on August 31, 2020. It was released the following month on September 11, 2020.

References

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