Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G UW

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2017 2020, March 24 August 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - April 2020 Available - August 2020
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White Prism Bricks Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
158.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm
(6.25 x 2.89 x 0.34 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 188.8 g (6.63.0.28 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Pre-installed Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (unspecified) 2, 4, 5, 13, 66
5G Network - - 260, 261 mmWave
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.59 W/kg (head)
1.32 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2.0 One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 620
RAM 6 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.4 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 85.01% 87.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -