Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy M51 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Apple iPhone 17

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced 2020, August 31 March 2025 September 2025
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 11 Coming Soon - March 2025 Coming Soon - September 2025
Price - Rs. 41,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue; other colors Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.6 x 77.5 x 8.5 mm
(6.4 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm
(6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm
(5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 198 g (6.98 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 LTE
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.61 W/kg (head)
1.05 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades iOS 26
User Interface One UI 2.0 One UI 7 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz), Exynos 1580 (4 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A19 (3 nm)
GPU Adreno 618 Xclipse 540 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSDXC No No

display Display

Type FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, 1000 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.5 inches 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.51% 87.51% 90.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 48 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 64 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Best Face, Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage microSDXC No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Capacity 7000 mAh 5000 mAh 3692 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -