To clarify a point of misinformation: phones CAN wirelessly charge through plastic backs. The A51 just doesn't contain a wireless charging coil. I had a brain fart the day I recorded this. My bad.
Is wireless charging really wireless? You have to hook up the charge pad to an outlet so is it really eliminating anything...oh my God I had to stick a cable in and pull it out of my phone...the worlds ending I must have a phone that I can set on something to make it charge!!! Oh and while I'm at it...who cares about a finger print reader.. you realize your giving Google and apple your finger prints, just like when you use talk to text Google and apple are literally recording your voice, you can go into Google and listen to the recordings. No thanks I'll stick to pin codes and pluging a fucking cable in by hand to save some privacy and a ton of money. Word?
I've got one and I really really like it! Maybe my standards aren't very high idk, but I'm very happy with it Edit: 6 months later and I'm still very happy with it!
Why do people always misunderstand the term "glastic"? It was never meant to be a "fusion" between plastic and glass to get the best of both, it's an engineered plastic. A plastic made to mimic some qualities of glass.
also at 1:20 he said it couldn't wireless charge due to it being plastic, erm last time I checked plastic does not conduct and wireless charging works fine through it. Even the s4 could wireless charge through its plastic back.
He's moving his finger too fast. Expecting it to read like an S20, my Moto G6 takes a moment to read, longer than this A51. Seriously considering the A50 or A51...anyone have a preference and why?
Incredible how budget phones are like this now, i remember budget phones were at a whole other level few years ago lol, now we got amazing budget phones
Well tbh "budget phones" are at the price of flagship phones just a couple years ago and modern flagship phones have put priced their customers cus they think their wealth is growing with everyone's income. And plus they take advantage of retard apple to set the ripoff standard.
@@FrankDaBank25 It's a phone review. If a feature that is supposed to be historical just doesn't work well (I'm referring to the display fingerprint sensor) then it needs to be called out.
@@MarkSpurrell which is wholly useful mate.need to upgrade from the honor 9 lite and i was looking at this phone ,chipset performance, phone responsiveness and A decent camera being key.Yikes i might just go for a p30/40 lite
@@lauramessy a flagship is the most expensive and greatest phone from a brand. For example in Samsung, their flagships are the S-series and Note-series which is currently S20 ultra and Note 10 plus
Also. I grilled the fingerprint sensor on the A50. But this guy isn't even putting his finger on the sensor for more than half a second, he moves his finger before it is even done reading
that's to do with the very small scanning area, sure he missed it a couple of times but still the fingerprint scanner on this phones is not fast and is fails to unlock your phone in crucial situations
Better to use thumb but really this guy doesn't really know what he is on a about tbh, scanner works perfectly to get in all my secure apps just as good as any I have used
I love youtube for this! I just learnt that : Register many fingers instead of only one for each supposed to be 1 fingerprint, for ex the thumbs and the index and a third and forth finger if you wish untill you reach 100%. When unlocking with any of the fingers you registered with it will work like CHARM!!!!
Omg this happened to me months ago ( like in March) when I had my a51 at first it worked well but then it started to lag in a lot of apps and animations. That never happened to me in other phones so I had to return it.. now I'm back to see if samsung did something to improve the phone but as I can see nothing rly happened
Do you recommend me buying it? I love the design and camera but I heard it has some sort of lag issues when switching apps and stuff? Is this annoying? Have they fixed this already? Thanks :).
From what I understand, the A51 is a pretty good phone for a good price. Even better coming from an older phone. I have a J7 with pretty low benchmark scores compared to the A51, so I think it will be a vast improvement.
Galaxy A51 inhand feel is good and the performance is also good. I didn't find any issues in terms of performance. This exynos 9611 is also used in Galaxy A50s and Galaxy M30s. But the back is plastic in A51, that would easily get scratches while using it for a long time. So I ordered a black raptor skin from gadgetshieldz for protection and to improve grip
It's a great phone, it works as good as my Samsung galaxy note 9, no lags, great cámara, good battery life, good speaker, excellent screen. It's a great buy.
This was one of the best reviews I've seen. The stuff you didn't like would drive me absolutely nuts! And I haven't seen most of it in any other review. Thank you! 👍
Speaking from my experience using Samsung J1 mini. J series was the series where Samsung got tough competition from Chinese brand who brought better internal and more RAM for same price. After losing market share, Samsung rejuvenate the budget line up into A series. I won't be surprised if the processor is (possibly) the weak link. It looks like a heavy face-lift with similar philosophy from previous J series. I know not to expect much from A series. I admire your honesty.
Ive used the phone for a little over a year now.. awesome phone! great for social media, okay pictures (not good at night) , pretty decent for games and great for viewing movies and shows on this thing. Overall definitely better than what you get for its price. Recommend.
hey mark, have been using a51 since its release but still has not experience any lagging or delays it has been smooth no issues. i think fingerprint is the only issue for me as It is really slow
I have an a51 the phone is great and the fingerprint works 99% of the time opening apps and multitasking is good aswell idk why this is but I have the 6gb version of the phone maybe that is why
@@subdivisionseghouane8274 i have it..it doesn't lag..but sometimes animation feels slow while switching apps ..its manageable display is awesome if you are an average user and want a very good display and a SAMSUNG phone..go for it
I have concern regarding its camera usage specifically using application such as instagram and snapchat. The photos are blurry when using camera in these application and the photos also appears edited or has this beauty effect filter. Its annoying. Can anyone help me or suggest how to correct this. Thanks
Just got this phone today. I definitely appreciate your honesty. I'm not all that concerned about how it compares to other more expensive phones, I'm just glad I upgraded from my almost 4 year old LG V20. Definitely appreciate your review. If I got almost 4 years out of my LG V20, I should be able to get at least 2 out of this and then I'll upgrade to whatever is new in 2022 lol.
@@llovlet Well I wouldn't actually call it an upgrade. But I'm now rocking the Moto G Power. It does have a super awesome battery. The camera is a downgrade for sure. But it will get me by.
Just upgraded to this from my old s7. Honestly, had 0 issues. Feels like an improvement. Though I AM just a casual phone user. Videos and games work great, and I don't run too many things on in the background. Vibration is not too loud, depends on what it is sitting on. My brothers A20 is MUCH louder. I turned mine on a softer mode/pattern and in a rubberized edge clear case (because that back) you really don't hear it much. Great for what I got it for.
@ARHAM AADEL yes you can when you can play some trend games like PUBG and Call of duty and even the fortnite Or you can go for Xiaomi Mi9t or Note 8 Pro But bro if I wanna to be honest The Samsung A51 has good display, modern design, good front camera, good chipset for daily working, But Xiaomi mi9t's chipset is better than A51 I suggest you If you want to buy A51 go for 8 or 6 GB Ram It meet your needs If you want better display or better camera and better design go for A51 If you want Best performance for gaming and better build quality I recommend you Xiaomi Mi9t, Xiaomi note 8 pro Again it depends on you bro Good luck
It seems like you got very unlucky here. Every other review on the A51 didn't have the lag problem that your phone did. My friend also got this phone a month after it released in the US and it's still working fine. I think you might have gotten a faulty or something happened, which really sucks.
I just picked up an s8+ for my wife for Christmas & she seems to love it quite a bit I have the S10+ & to be honest we're just casual cell phone users.. calls, text messages, RUclips videos & basic emails. I think any of these phones will work perfect for most ppl. Nice review
One of the best review I have come across for A51. I watched over 30 different reviews for A51 (some of them were by the top tech reviewers with over 15M subscribers) and guys believe me, THE BUCK STOPS HERE. It has never happened that I subscribed to someone's channel after watching just one video. Great job Mark!!
By the way what phone/apps that you use to make this video? I like the blurred background that you have, wonder if it's from default video from phone or edited?
I have this phone for couple of months now and I have 6 GB ram version and I don't have much complains. 1. Low light photography isn't that good 2 charging speed is fast but not that fast as compared to same phones in its proce segment. 3. It's not that snappy as you'd expect but still quite reasonable if you look at the price. 4. Camera system is good 5. Screen is wonderful 6. Phone size is just perfect (not large not small) 7. Phone looks flagship I think it's a good value for money and I would suggest everyone to go for it unless you expect flagship performance
Can this be good on makeup youtube videos please, please can someone answer me because am about going to get a phone now, my s9plus has broken screen and that is the phone I always use on my RUclips video because the camera is good and now broken I don't even know which phone to go for that because of my make up can someone please reply me
I guess you phone has a problem. Mine vibrates pretty well, no annoying sound. Now the fingerprint reader, that I would have said true, but found I guy here in RUclips who really showed me how to set it up, and not using the same fingerprint several times, and now it works 99% of the time for me. I have it for 4 months now, and it is very fast for even much more expensive phones. So, sorry to say, for me its been an excellent buy. The only thing I agree in, is that the video shooting is just OK. Pictures are very good. So, if you are thinking about buying one, I highly recommend it.
Everything is good until he got to the performance... I had an S7 Edge and it hardly ran games on 20 to 40 fps and that's on low settings! While my A51 is a monster! It's running games at min 45 fps and most of the time 60 fps and around at the maximum settings! I am playing call of duty for example, Maximum settings Average fps is 55 and never seen it under 45 Pubg too run very smoothly on highest settings Unless I have power saving on which is understandable S7 edge don't even have a chance I don't why but every review for any non-flagship phone should have this line : Everything is good but the performance. Like why? Weaker than flagship doesn't mean weak And they always use benchmarks as a reference which doesn't represent you using it But I think they use this line Because it's easy like I said say that and show some benchmarks and boom you are speaking facts right now.
you should install samsung game tuner from apkpure (because they removed it from galaxy store) on your s7 and check if the performance is improved or not, and dont forget to set the settings to maximum i was facing the same issue with my galaxy s7 after installing the game tuner the overall performance is good now, give it a try.
how is the camera on the a51 compared to the s7 edge? because i've had ppl tell me the photo and video quality on their s7 edge is better than the quality on a51
I got an A51 from work - it's a mess - I use as a personal phone a Mate 20 Pro Huawei launched in 2018. OK, isn't fair to compare an older flagship with a mid-range phone, but A51 is slower than a Samsung A5 from 2017, which I used for 3 years before A51. I hard reset it at 6-8 months, I avoid to install many apps, just critical work related apps, nothing personal like social media or navigation/music. I don't judge other people opinions, but for me is WAY TO SLOW this toy phone.
The 6GB Ram varient I have right now is honestly amazing. Most of these US reviewers have the 4GB version which paired with not the most powerful Exynos processor is a bit underwhelming. If you get the A51 get the 6GB version.
Hi! Do you recommend it to me? I've heard there are some lag issues or something? Have they fixed this? I don't mean gaming lag I mean daily use lag... does this make sense? Thanks :)
6 month user and no complaints on performance, had a s8 before that and id chose the a51 in general. The fingerprint has issues which made hate the phone at first but when i noticed it was impecable (though not super speedy) with my left finger, i re registered my right thumbs fingerprint and now have no issue. Yes i recommend it. And personally i prefer the plastic cover its thermo isolator and lighter in weight
I've had my A51 for 4.5 months now and I haven't had ANY issues with its performance. The under-the-display fingerprint reader works 100% of the time for me and is fast _enough._ Not a bother. This is the best phone of its price point IMO aside from the Pixel "a" line
Well, thank you so much. After watching this right now, just realized i am giving up on A series at last! Had a couple, currently i am using A 41, and i thought my phone had screen issues only to find out now that A51 has it too, and they all do, i am certain! (The A's) Great job, i like you and the way you talk and how you explain everything. 🤟👊
Great review, thanks. This was one of the phones I was tempted to buy. I am looking for a phone with headphone jack/dac, sd card slot and a good battery/charge. I have LG G7 at the moment and don't want to pay a crazy amount for their new phones with the specs I'm wanting. I saw this A51, A71, Oppo A72 & Realme 6 Pro - but I've heard those 2 Oppo & Realme phones don't have always on display (something I find very useful) - this I find odd as I hear it's cos they are not AMOLED screens, but checking GSMArena they have a IPS LCD screen, the same as my LG G7 ...which has AOD. AARRGGHHHH... Phone shopping is so damn hard!
no he doesn't, it is very reasonable to ask for a better chip. Samsung could do much better, also they have bren using the same chip for 3 generations, the A50, A50s and the A51 clearly they could have put a better chip to satisfy the higher price point.... infact I think he didn't go hard enough on the camera especially since there are other phones at the same price point with better night photography..
@@justsomepandawithinternet exactly. If it is the phone you can get(or want to get to save money), great! But it is not satisfactory for the price range of the A50.
@@lucassantossj yee i have a a10s and i am very unhappy about it. Never ever buying a budget samsung again... I'll buy s series or note series if im rich. But... I may get a redmi k30 pro at the end of the year
I had one for a few weeks and swapped it for a A71. The performance of the A51 is the minimum required to be considered acceptable meaning that any slight load and it starts to studder which is frustrating. The A71 is WAY better in performance since the SD730 in the A71 actually outscores phones with SD845 in Antutu scores and it definetely shows in everyday use. Downside of A71 is that the punch hole is bigger in diameter and speaker sounds tinnier than A51.
Mark you felt the phone was getting slower after you tested s20. Is it possible that you accustomed to flagship standard when testing the middle range phone?
It has been a long standing-never resolved issue with Android. If you don’t have the absolute best specs, expect your phone to suck at performance. People will say “Oh check which app is causing problems... Or do a factory reset of your phone”. This is typical of what the company service centre tells you. They don’t acknowledge that the phone they made is slow. It is your fault for “doing stuff” to your phone. Expect this to never change.
I don’t quite get the fingerprint sensor complaints at all. When you remove your finger that quickly most fingerprint sensors are going to fail. You don’t take into consideration dirt or anything on your finger either that may be causing the issue. I’m not griping to gripe, I’m an iPhone user so I don’t care a ton(I’m considering options I can recommend to a friend at a lower price range). Either way but I feel that’s a valid argument and something you have to take into account when reviewing a device. Also honestly 80% accuracy to me at least is reasonably more reliable than a ton of Samsung’s first fingerprint sensors you had to swipe your finger over and only worked like 40-50% of the time if you were lucky For the price too it’s going to be slow in comparison to the flagship model as well. It’s like comparing a Ferrari to a Ford and being mad you aren’t driving fast enough.
as a causal phone user, I got this phone nearly 3 months ago and haven't experienced many issues aside from 2 things - snapchat photos/videos seem to lag and have performance issues in lower light alongside the sound quality when on full volume not being great. I use it pretty much everyday and if you're not massively worried about spending loads of money and are okay with the occasional 1/1.5 second loading time for some apps etc I'd recommend it
the snapchat thing is an issue on every android phone, social media apps dont optimize the camera for android because there are too many different brands and models of android phones
I’ve watched a lot of reviews for this phone and I really like the way that you’ve done it. You showed a lot more of the problems you were having and you dumbed down the meaning of all the specs and I really appreciate that because you were right I (along with a lot of people) don’t know what all those numbers mean and you made it easy to understand THANK YOU
I bought this phone today, and after this video, i got a little bit scared of bugs etc.. but after seeing that other peoples have liked this phone and they hadn't anything bad to say about it, my motivation came up again 👍
I just took my A51 camping and the battery did well into the next day. Once I removed bloatwarr or disabled, and I found in settings a slider to reduce animations. No lag or problems yet, great screen. Thumbprint always works for me, i put same thumb twice. Facial recognition works excellent but not in dark room of course. You can also have a pattern so three ways to unlock phone
@@VeroniqueHighwater not so far, Tracfone as a company has gone way downhill, I heard Verizon bot it. So, still trying to get it up and running, today I hope
The only gripe I have with this is the processor. I've been using it for about a month and it tends to skip frames, but only a few times though. Some apps like RUclips and Chrome even stop working for some reason. If only the processor was a little better, I would've been much happier.
The exynos chipset is the main downgrade. Because of this, there's lag and slow fingerprint scanner. If they put SD 730 soc, then I would bother buying A51.
is it actually that slow though? will i notice it? I've got a galaxy a5 from 2017 and a galaxy tablet smT230 from YEARS AGO and I find the tablet quite slow and the phone is just a little slow, like I don't really notice that at all, so will the a51 be slower than the a5 or faster because as long as its a little bit faster I'm fine
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To clarify a point of misinformation: phones CAN wirelessly charge through plastic backs. The A51 just doesn't contain a wireless charging coil. I had a brain fart the day I recorded this. My bad.
What is charging coil for or do?
@@Ssinderela30 to receive the power lol
Is wireless charging really wireless? You have to hook up the charge pad to an outlet so is it really eliminating anything...oh my God I had to stick a cable in and pull it out of my phone...the worlds ending I must have a phone that I can set on something to make it charge!!!
Oh and while I'm at it...who cares about a finger print reader.. you realize your giving Google and apple your finger prints, just like when you use talk to text Google and apple are literally recording your voice, you can go into Google and listen to the recordings. No thanks I'll stick to pin codes and pluging a fucking cable in by hand to save some privacy and a ton of money.
Word?
My a51 has 6gb ram
@@sarthakjain6731 IT DOES RIGHT?! 6GB RAM 128 ROM?
I've got one and I really really like it! Maybe my standards aren't very high idk, but I'm very happy with it
Edit: 6 months later and I'm still very happy with it!
Well I agree with you miss although I have a A50s
Low standard 😂
What's the camera like in real world usage & is it only 15w fast charging?
@Ergys Elezi is it worth it tho? Cause im thinking of buying one but i want it to last me at least a year before i switch again
I love ur comment cause you add my confident to buy one too..actualy today 😁👍👍
i own a samsung j2 prime, bought a new a51, it feels better since i was living on such an old phone with only 8gb worth of storage
The phone feels like nasa if you come from an older phone
I am also having j2 prime and I am currently looking into a51, a41 or a30s. Gonna get my big upgrade tomorrow.
@@tzfan035 a 51 is the way to go
I've also got a j2 looking to upgrade.. u just convinced me
Same here
Why do people always misunderstand the term "glastic"? It was never meant to be a "fusion" between plastic and glass to get the best of both, it's an engineered plastic. A plastic made to mimic some qualities of glass.
it's fully plastic but smoothed to the point that it shines and looks like glass, yep
also at 1:20 he said it couldn't wireless charge due to it being plastic, erm last time I checked plastic does not conduct and wireless charging works fine through it. Even the s4 could wireless charge through its plastic back.
@@magnarex also Lumia 820 had wireless charging with a plastic cover.
The world needs to see this
Sort of like Plexiglas?
I have an a51 and i have no problem with the fingerprint,I have a screen protector and I still have no issue it works 99% of the time
AM.MCR19 when did you bought yours?
He's moving his finger too fast. Expecting it to read like an S20, my Moto G6 takes a moment to read, longer than this A51. Seriously considering the A50 or A51...anyone have a preference and why?
Yeah mine too
Is the camera still good?
Virginia W I would say the a51 because this is going to have updates for a longer time
When you say this phone is cheap all i hear is that I'm poor😑
same lol it's $400 in my country
Its like 270$ in my country!
@@mikeb2276 wow must be good to be able to buy it that cheap
Its 220 quid in the uk( quite cheap here😆)
@@sk6278 1 day work no problem
Incredible how budget phones are like this now, i remember budget phones were at a whole other level few years ago lol, now we got amazing budget phones
Lil Roob j7
Yes and the screen quality is nearly as outstanding as note 20
Well tbh "budget phones" are at the price of flagship phones just a couple years ago and modern flagship phones have put priced their customers cus they think their wealth is growing with everyone's income. And plus they take advantage of retard apple to set the ripoff standard.
This is a mid ranger they are always better than budget phones
I remember Iphone 6s....it's not worth buying today
That vibration motor 😧. I wonder how other similar price phones compare. Nice review.
Really? No reply on this comment after 5 months? This is the first reply then... cmon guys its Tech With Brett i lov it sm❤️
@@rhazen5592 here you go second reply....
Happy now?
@@rhazen5592 got you with a third
Yeah that vibrator... Gah
My a51 does not make that weird rattle when vibrating. Everything else he said about I agree
when he started talking about speed of the phone and camera opening, just like a white collar would, phone is very operative and works like a charm...
Me, watching this on my a51: *interesting*
Me too!
@@LurkingFear87 is the photo quality decent,and what about the battery life
Pov 2/15/21 : watching this on my Samsung galaxy s9 hoping i get this tomorrow 🙏
2/17/21 I GOT IT AHH
@@tonyyy3427 Nice! i got one too a couple weeks ago! enjoying it?
@@Driftdee yes, I love it
This is what happens when people don't appreciate history and expect perfection out of everything.
There are some choices on this phone that just don't make much sense though. It seems like a fair review.
@@TheRedstonedeluxe Maybe people are just jaded and lack appreciation for modern advancements.
@@FrankDaBank25 It's a phone review. If a feature that is supposed to be historical just doesn't work well (I'm referring to the display fingerprint sensor) then it needs to be called out.
Love content like this. Useful for late tech adopters. Most reviewers do it once only and not coming back later to highlight the pros and cons
Glad you like it! I'm a small fry on RUclips so I try to think outside the box and cover the things the big guys don't.
@@MarkSpurrell which is wholly useful mate.need to upgrade from the honor 9 lite and i was looking at this phone ,chipset performance, phone responsiveness and A decent camera being key.Yikes i might just go for a p30/40 lite
The good is that some phones only work great in the first week, so making a long term review can show the real quality of the phone.
When he started talking about the fingerprint i got scared then he said 3/4 of the time
People theese days have so high standards
Just for buying gadgets
While being mediocre themselves. It’s a point they don’t seem to grasp.
@@sethralavode9012 facts
First world problems
It's really not that difficult to have a good fingerprint scanner. It helps though if the scanner is not in the display...
looking at the thumbnail, i thought it was flagship samsung phones
what this flagship that everyone talks about?
@@lauramessy a flagship is the most expensive and greatest phone from a brand. For example in Samsung, their flagships are the S-series and Note-series which is currently S20 ultra and Note 10 plus
@@sagenb oh i see, thank u. just trying to find a phone i can have and actually have the money to pay for lol
maybe you dont know what is a flagship device.
@@kleinrich9472 you should've read before posting that.
When youre on a 3 year old j6, an s7 speed phone is a ok
omg hallelujah
Me too. 3 year old j6 plus.
j6 gang, i hate my current device so much haha
Bruh
I have 3 year old j7
Also. I grilled the fingerprint sensor on the A50. But this guy isn't even putting his finger on the sensor for more than half a second, he moves his finger before it is even done reading
that's to do with the very small scanning area, sure he missed it a couple of times but still the fingerprint scanner on this phones is not fast and is fails to unlock your phone in crucial situations
Better to use thumb but really this guy doesn't really know what he is on a about tbh, scanner works perfectly to get in all my secure apps just as good as any I have used
@@jeswintomthayil1464 no it works perfectly for me. It may be a few milliseconds slow but it does the job
I love youtube for this! I just learnt that : Register many fingers instead of only one for each supposed to be 1 fingerprint, for ex the thumbs and the index and a third and forth finger if you wish untill you reach 100%. When unlocking with any of the fingers you registered with it will work like CHARM!!!!
I've actually experienced my phone slowing down after a few days of not using it. For me, the slowness and glitches subsided after 1-2 days
the heck???
I have had an 2018 a7 for 2 years and it barely lags. Tf u mean slowness after 2 days
Omg this happened to me months ago ( like in March) when I had my a51 at first it worked well but then it started to lag in a lot of apps and animations. That never happened to me in other phones so I had to return it.. now I'm back to see if samsung did something to improve the phone but as I can see nothing rly happened
There's something wrong with your device then. It shouldn't lag. Be sure to return it back or just buy a new one. You've been scammed, my friend. lol
@@DreamieF2 my a51 overheats when is bought it is that normal?
@@thorronnon1637 no it isn't, the only time mine starts to become warm is when I game on it for a long time, but day to day usage its never warm
05:09 *calm Mark voice over*
*starts tapping aggressively*
*throws phone*
Yes. I really loved it in a cheaper price with a lot of nicely features. I Love taking photos also and it really did a great job. My best one so far 😍
Do you recommend me buying it? I love the design and camera but I heard it has some sort of lag issues when switching apps and stuff? Is this annoying? Have they fixed this already? Thanks :).
How's the battery life please?
@@abundanceesim the battery is awsome but performance isnt
@@marcoesteban4748 yea if you want a smooth phone, with a smooth camera experience this isnt the phone
When has Samsung ever had "trash cameras" on an phone?
true
J7 V barf
klynch572 s20 ultra
Galaxy s5, Alpha, midrange phones up to 2018,
S10😏
The phone is good, but the Exynos chip isnt.
That's a great way to sum it up.
The cpu is good and its 10nm but it's just that gpu
and what about the a71
Person. There was a snapdragon version too, right?
@@saitowastaken Of course there is, but not in Europe, only in USA
From what I understand, the A51 is a pretty good phone for a good price. Even better coming from an older phone. I have a J7 with pretty low benchmark scores compared to the A51, so I think it will be a vast improvement.
You are right i am watching this vid on a samsung Galaxy a51. All you said is true.
I purchased it at Something called Cbb mobile but its only in denmark. And my ram is 4GB
Galaxy A51 inhand feel is good and the performance is also good. I didn't find any issues in terms of performance. This exynos 9611 is also used in Galaxy A50s and Galaxy M30s. But the back is plastic in A51, that would easily get scratches while using it for a long time.
So I ordered a black raptor skin from gadgetshieldz for protection and to improve grip
Is the A50's Exynos 9610 chip faster?
I prefer plastic over glass anyday
@@jss1328 yes i was played pubg without lag
Fingerprint works 100% you just need to get used on its position, and yes it is a bit slower than others but definitely reliable. Good review Mark (y)
Agree, once you got used to it its fine
I was about to buy this phone and I GREATLY appreciate all of your honesty!! This video helped so much in my decision
So did you buy it?
I don't like this review. The phone is amazing.
So what phone did you buy in the end?
@@donavonwright9733 the phone is actually slow tho, even in UI. Wanna sell mine.
It's a great phone, it works as good as my Samsung galaxy note 9, no lags, great cámara, good battery life, good speaker, excellent screen. It's a great buy.
This was one of the best reviews I've seen. The stuff you didn't like would drive me absolutely nuts! And I haven't seen most of it in any other review. Thank you! 👍
Speaking from my experience using Samsung J1 mini.
J series was the series where Samsung got tough competition from Chinese brand who brought better internal and more RAM for same price. After losing market share, Samsung rejuvenate the budget line up into A series. I won't be surprised if the processor is (possibly) the weak link. It looks like a heavy face-lift with similar philosophy from previous J series. I know not to expect much from A series.
I admire your honesty.
Nicely Sumup
I feel you are just another guy.... thats dope ... nice to see "a friend" talking about something... you deserved my sub
Ive used the phone for a little over a year now.. awesome phone! great for social media, okay pictures (not good at night) , pretty decent for games and great for viewing movies and shows on this thing. Overall definitely better than what you get for its price. Recommend.
hey mark, have been using a51 since its release but still has not experience any lagging or delays it has been smooth no issues. i think fingerprint is the only issue for me as It is really slow
I have an a51 the phone is great and the fingerprint works 99% of the time opening apps and multitasking is good aswell idk why this is but I have the 6gb version of the phone maybe that is why
I just bought it yesterday its a really good phone 😍
does the phone lag pls answer me i am so confused should i buy it or no
@@subdivisionseghouane8274 i have it..it doesn't lag..but sometimes animation feels slow while switching apps ..its manageable
display is awesome
if you are an average user and want a very good display and a SAMSUNG phone..go for it
I got mine two days its a great phone
I have concern regarding its camera usage specifically using application such as instagram and snapchat. The photos are blurry when using camera in these application and the photos also appears edited or has this beauty effect filter. Its annoying. Can anyone help me or suggest how to correct this. Thanks
@@subdivisionseghouane8274 it has no lag but dont buy it, Buy a S20 or a S20+ or if u want Note 10 Note10+
Crystal clear review. Great job
it is a great review that focuses on positive as well as negative day to day scenarios.
I just bought my son this phone everything works fine & it's not as slow as this guy said it is i guess the software updates fixed that
Just got this phone today. I definitely appreciate your honesty. I'm not all that concerned about how it compares to other more expensive phones, I'm just glad I upgraded from my almost 4 year old LG V20. Definitely appreciate your review. If I got almost 4 years out of my LG V20, I should be able to get at least 2 out of this and then I'll upgrade to whatever is new in 2022 lol.
did u upgrade??
@@llovlet Well I wouldn't actually call it an upgrade. But I'm now rocking the Moto G Power. It does have a super awesome battery. The camera is a downgrade for sure. But it will get me by.
Lists the good things: "Wow! compared to my s7 that's great!"
Lists the bad things: "Wow! compared to my s7 that's great!"
Just upgraded to this from my old s7. Honestly, had 0 issues. Feels like an improvement. Though I AM just a casual phone user. Videos and games work great, and I don't run too many things on in the background. Vibration is not too loud, depends on what it is sitting on. My brothers A20 is MUCH louder. I turned mine on a softer mode/pattern and in a rubberized edge clear case (because that back) you really don't hear it much.
Great for what I got it for.
@@piratelvr35 I just got it aswell as my s7 edge died last week and the a51 is so much better
@@jackreeves7 Does it lag??
You mentioned 4GB RAM. Now A51 is available in 8GB RAM and with NFC it's matching the top end phones in terms of performance and features.
I love my a51 black❤
This is really good phone for me 👌
@ARHAM AADEL generally for western market its 4GB
My A51 doesn't " lag" sure it's not as fast as my Note 10+ 5g but it's still a good phone!
@ARHAM AADEL Yes it can ! Just don't expect flagship specs!
@ARHAM AADEL yes you can when you can play some trend games like PUBG and Call of duty and even the fortnite
Or you can go for Xiaomi Mi9t or Note 8 Pro
But bro if I wanna to be honest
The Samsung A51 has good display, modern design, good front camera, good chipset for daily working,
But Xiaomi mi9t's chipset is better than A51
I suggest you
If you want to buy A51 go for 8 or 6 GB Ram
It meet your needs
If you want better display or better camera and better design go for A51
If you want Best performance for gaming and better build quality I recommend you Xiaomi Mi9t, Xiaomi note 8 pro
Again it depends on you bro Good luck
@@ehsanhosseinkhah6593 hey A51 can play Mobile Legends properly ? sry my english so bad.
It seems like you got very unlucky here. Every other review on the A51 didn't have the lag problem that your phone did. My friend also got this phone a month after it released in the US and it's still working fine. I think you might have gotten a faulty or something happened, which really sucks.
Ya,Joshua.. I do agreed with ur opinion. I also use this phone about 2 month already. And everything still working properly.
U dont tap it when using ur finger print,u hold it for 2 to 3s that way is more accurate
Just turn off com.samsung.biometrics battery optimization
Thanks for the only close to truth review on the whole RUclips (a truly long term review it seems)
I am now a follower 👍
Just ordered mine and accessories from Amazon today! Can't wait to use it.
You can have wireless charging with plastic backs just fine (e.g. Nexus 5), the omission here was more a cost saving measure.
I just picked up an s8+ for my wife for Christmas & she seems to love it quite a bit I have the S10+ & to be honest we're just casual cell phone users.. calls, text messages, RUclips videos & basic emails. I think any of these phones will work perfect for most ppl. Nice review
One of the best review I have come across for A51. I watched over 30 different reviews for A51 (some of them were by the top tech reviewers with over 15M subscribers) and guys believe me, THE BUCK STOPS HERE. It has never happened that I subscribed to someone's channel after watching just one video. Great job Mark!!
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
By the way what phone/apps that you use to make this video? I like the blurred background that you have, wonder if it's from default video from phone or edited?
I have this phone for couple of months now and I have 6 GB ram version and I don't have much complains.
1. Low light photography isn't that good
2 charging speed is fast but not that fast as compared to same phones in its proce segment.
3. It's not that snappy as you'd expect but still quite reasonable if you look at the price.
4. Camera system is good
5. Screen is wonderful
6. Phone size is just perfect (not large not small)
7. Phone looks flagship
I think it's a good value for money and I would suggest everyone to go for it unless you expect flagship performance
Can this be good on makeup youtube videos please, please can someone answer me because am about going to get a phone now, my s9plus has broken screen and that is the phone I always use on my RUclips video because the camera is good and now broken I don't even know which phone to go for that because of my make up can someone please reply me
Your review is over hyped. It works great, isn't slow.
I guess you phone has a problem. Mine vibrates pretty well, no annoying sound. Now the fingerprint reader, that I would have said true, but found I guy here in RUclips who really showed me how to set it up, and not using the same fingerprint several times, and now it works 99% of the time for me.
I have it for 4 months now, and it is very fast for even much more expensive phones. So, sorry to say, for me its been an excellent buy. The only thing I agree in, is that the video shooting is just OK. Pictures are very good. So, if you are thinking about buying one, I highly recommend it.
How to work the fingerprint 99%?
Everything is good until he got to the performance...
I had an S7 Edge and it hardly ran games on 20 to 40 fps and that's on low settings!
While my A51 is a monster!
It's running games at min 45 fps and most of the time 60 fps and around
at the maximum settings!
I am playing call of duty for example,
Maximum settings
Average fps is 55 and never seen it under 45
Pubg too run very smoothly on highest settings
Unless I have power saving on which is understandable
S7 edge don't even have a chance
I don't why but every review for any non-flagship phone should have this line :
Everything is good but the performance.
Like why?
Weaker than flagship doesn't mean weak
And they always use benchmarks as a reference which doesn't represent you using it
But I think they use this line
Because it's easy like I said say that and show some benchmarks and boom you are speaking facts right now.
you should install samsung game tuner from apkpure (because they removed it from galaxy store) on your s7 and check if the performance is improved or not, and dont forget to set the settings to maximum i was facing the same issue with my galaxy s7 after installing the game tuner the overall performance is good now, give it a try.
how is the camera on the a51 compared to the s7 edge? because i've had ppl tell me the photo and video quality on their s7 edge is better than the quality on a51
Got a question? Is the lagging when switching apps in stuff too bad? Or have they fixed it? Do you recommend me buying an a51? Thanks :)
@@marcoesteban4748 my question too
I got an A51 from work - it's a mess - I use as a personal phone a Mate 20 Pro Huawei launched in 2018. OK, isn't fair to compare an older flagship with a mid-range phone, but A51 is slower than a Samsung A5 from 2017, which I used for 3 years before A51.
I hard reset it at 6-8 months, I avoid to install many apps, just critical work related apps, nothing personal like social media or navigation/music.
I don't judge other people opinions, but for me is WAY TO SLOW this toy phone.
The 6GB Ram varient I have right now is honestly amazing. Most of these US reviewers have the 4GB version which paired with not the most powerful Exynos processor is a bit underwhelming. If you get the A51 get the 6GB version.
You have the 4GB variant available? Here in India we have the 6GB variant as the base and a 8GB variant as the top one.
@@adityarathi8803 yeah in the uk and us i think
Who is watching from A51 like me?😁
Watching on my A51
And I'm loving it
Hi! Do you recommend it to me? I've heard there are some lag issues or something? Have they fixed this? I don't mean gaming lag I mean daily use lag... does this make sense? Thanks :)
6 month user and no complaints on performance, had a s8 before that and id chose the a51 in general. The fingerprint has issues which made hate the phone at first but when i noticed it was impecable (though not super speedy) with my left finger, i re registered my right thumbs fingerprint and now have no issue. Yes i recommend it. And personally i prefer the plastic cover its thermo isolator and lighter in weight
I've had my A51 for 4.5 months now and I haven't had ANY issues with its performance. The under-the-display fingerprint reader works 100% of the time for me and is fast _enough._ Not a bother. This is the best phone of its price point IMO aside from the Pixel "a" line
4gb ram or 6 gb ram?
Well, thank you so much. After watching this right now, just realized i am giving up on A series at last! Had a couple, currently i am using A 41, and i thought my phone had screen issues only to find out now that A51 has it too, and they all do, i am certain! (The A's)
Great job, i like you and the way you talk and how you explain everything. 🤟👊
When your watching this with a a51
How do you like your a51? Mine should arrive tomorrow. I've been using an LG stylo 3 for a few years now so this should be a tremendous upgrade!
@@katpea3641 you've had it for a couple of months now, how do you like yours? Just bought mine a couple of days ago 😃
@@tonywii4398 I'm very happy with it! The size is perfect and the screen is big and bright. It does everything i need it to do at a great price.
@@katpea3641 abt to buy mine hopefully tomorrow is it really ok?
@@victorcurt2604 it is a great phone for the price! It is not a $1000 flagship phone but it does everything really well. You won't be disappointed!
Thanx for highligting its disadvantages. Awesome content
Great review, thanks.
This was one of the phones I was tempted to buy. I am looking for a phone with headphone jack/dac, sd card slot and a good battery/charge. I have LG G7 at the moment and don't want to pay a crazy amount for their new phones with the specs I'm wanting. I saw this A51, A71, Oppo A72 & Realme 6 Pro - but I've heard those 2 Oppo & Realme phones don't have always on display (something I find very useful) - this I find odd as I hear it's cos they are not AMOLED screens, but checking GSMArena they have a IPS LCD screen, the same as my LG G7 ...which has AOD.
AARRGGHHHH... Phone shopping is so damn hard!
This guy has too many high standard love my a20 from year ago
no he doesn't, it is very reasonable to ask for a better chip. Samsung could do much better, also they have bren using the same chip for 3 generations, the A50, A50s and the A51 clearly they could have put a better chip to satisfy the higher price point.... infact I think he didn't go hard enough on the camera especially since there are other phones at the same price point with better night photography..
No. Your standard is low (sorry if i offended you)
@@justsomepandawithinternet exactly. If it is the phone you can get(or want to get to save money), great! But it is not satisfactory for the price range of the A50.
@@lucassantossj yee i have a a10s and i am very unhappy about it. Never ever buying a budget samsung again... I'll buy s series or note series if im rich. But... I may get a redmi k30 pro at the end of the year
Same here a20 on straight talk 👌🏿
Thanks for honest opinion, it's for A51 poor processor that I bought A71 n it seems I made the right decision
A51 works great. His review isn't accurate
Thank you for this very important detail, please do more vids like this
Oh my gosh. This person is very cool and Its MKBHD killer. He's businessman 😮.
Nice Review. Love you from ASIA😌
great review my friend☺️is the fingerprint thingy mandatory or does the phone let you use a different type of screen lock🤔
You can use a passcode unlock!
The quality of your videos is awesome! I'd love to watch your review on phones like the Motorola One Zoom or the G8 Power :)
Thanks!
I had one for a few weeks and swapped it for a A71. The performance of the A51 is the minimum required to be considered acceptable meaning that any slight load and it starts to studder which is frustrating. The A71 is WAY better in performance since the SD730 in the A71 actually outscores phones with SD845 in Antutu scores and it definetely shows in everyday use.
Downside of A71 is that the punch hole is bigger in diameter and speaker sounds tinnier than A51.
Seriously considering upgrading from my old s7 to either a51/71, is there a big difference? Leaning more to the 71 by the minute.
I'd take the a71 over the a51.
@@MarkSpurrell Thanks mate. Finally a reviewer who isnt afraid to honest with the cons. Godspeed!
Bought this for my mom. 😊
im about to buy it for my mom too. is it worth the price?
@Reahive does the phone lag
@ʀᴇᴀʜıᴠᴇ hey, you’ve commented this 9 months ago, what do you think of it so far? I’m thinking of getting it (:
Mark you felt the phone was getting slower after you tested s20. Is it possible that you accustomed to flagship standard when testing the middle range phone?
Still waiting for the "s" version to replace my a50s.
Go for the a71 bro. The processor will be much better. The lag will be non existent
The a71 is a beast
When is the launch date ?
Any idea when s version be released
@@justsomepandawithinternet Does it lag that much??
It has been a long standing-never resolved issue with Android. If you don’t have the absolute best specs, expect your phone to suck at performance. People will say “Oh check which app is causing problems... Or do a factory reset of your phone”. This is typical of what the company service centre tells you. They don’t acknowledge that the phone they made is slow. It is your fault for “doing stuff” to your phone. Expect this to never change.
There are settings to speed up the phone, and u can optimize it regularly. There's nothing wrong with the phone
It's Exynos chip is TERRIBLE, and it shows in just a couple of months of use.
@@HOWZERGOD oh dang. Do u think its better than a 2018 LG phone (LG tribute dynasty) cuz i upgraded from that to the a51.
I don’t quite get the fingerprint sensor complaints at all. When you remove your finger that quickly most fingerprint sensors are going to fail. You don’t take into consideration dirt or anything on your finger either that may be causing the issue. I’m not griping to gripe, I’m an iPhone user so I don’t care a ton(I’m considering options I can recommend to a friend at a lower price range). Either way but I feel that’s a valid argument and something you have to take into account when reviewing a device. Also honestly 80% accuracy to me at least is reasonably more reliable than a ton of Samsung’s first fingerprint sensors you had to swipe your finger over and only worked like 40-50% of the time if you were lucky For the price too it’s going to be slow in comparison to the flagship model as well. It’s like comparing a Ferrari to a Ford and being mad you aren’t driving fast enough.
as a causal phone user, I got this phone nearly 3 months ago and haven't experienced many issues aside from 2 things - snapchat photos/videos seem to lag and have performance issues in lower light alongside the sound quality when on full volume not being great. I use it pretty much everyday and if you're not massively worried about spending loads of money and are okay with the occasional 1/1.5 second loading time for some apps etc I'd recommend it
the snapchat thing is an issue on every android phone, social media apps dont optimize the camera for android because there are too many different brands and models of android phones
I’ve watched a lot of reviews for this phone and I really like the way that you’ve done it. You showed a lot more of the problems you were having and you dumbed down the meaning of all the specs and I really appreciate that because you were right I (along with a lot of people) don’t know what all those numbers mean and you made it easy to understand THANK YOU
Wireless and Reverse Wireless charging is possible on plastic back phones.But they didn't give for the low price.
AFTER WATCHING MORE THAN 10 VIDEOS THIS IS TRULY THE BEST ONE!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH MARK!
I bought this phone today, and after this video, i got a little bit scared of bugs etc.. but after seeing that other peoples have liked this phone and they hadn't anything bad to say about it, my motivation came up again 👍
How is it after 2 weeks?
@@marks.5269 Like a brand new
I just took my A51 camping and the battery did well into the next day. Once I removed bloatwarr or disabled, and I found in settings a slider to reduce animations. No lag or problems yet, great screen. Thumbprint always works for me, i put same thumb twice. Facial recognition works excellent but not in dark room of course. You can also have a pattern so three ways to unlock phone
This review reminds me of the age long question, a new midranger or an aging flagship?
Watch a51 vs s9
My S8 is still better in performance than the A51.
@@shaleendutta3950 battery life?
U must also consider the battery life, design and more important is the software updates which the s8 will not have any except for security updates.
New phones are more secure for longer, as Samsung only releases security patches for 3 years after release
Excellent review! You've just got a new subscriber. Thanks for the note clarifying about the plastic back & wireless charging.
Your phone may be have issues otherwise mine is working perfect from last 2 months
just ordered one. To me, who can only afford Tracfones, trading up my LG Solo LTE to this will be a HUGE upgrade, mainly for the cameras I must admit.
Are you enjoying it? I've got one coming tomorrow.
@@VeroniqueHighwater not so far, Tracfone as a company has gone way downhill, I heard Verizon bot it. So, still trying to get it up and running, today I hope
The Lighting is so good man
Congrats for this being your most viewed video!
I've had my phone for about 2 months. I love it and I don't have high expectations. If your looking for just a simple phone this is a great option.
First time seeing this channel. covered what the real world usage feels👍🏼👍🏼
The only gripe I have with this is the processor. I've been using it for about a month and it tends to skip frames, but only a few times though. Some apps like RUclips and Chrome even stop working for some reason. If only the processor was a little better, I would've been much happier.
Agree, that's why I got A71, Snapdragons are much better than Exynos
The exynos chipset is the main downgrade. Because of this, there's lag and slow fingerprint scanner. If they put SD 730 soc, then I would bother buying A51.
@@FaheemProductions Ridiculous! This is a mid range phone not a flagship! I had a A50 now A51 as my second phone to my Note 10+ 5g!
2020 is yours...its your year you're going to do alot in this year... subbed
is it actually that slow though? will i notice it? I've got a galaxy a5 from 2017 and a galaxy tablet smT230 from YEARS AGO and I find the tablet quite slow and the phone is just a little slow, like I don't really notice that at all, so will the a51 be slower than the a5 or faster because as long as its a little bit faster I'm fine
Ill be so much faster
appreciate your honesty
man, your video qualities!! you should have 10.8M instead of 108k, and I bet, that day is not very far. keep going. best of luck, fully blown away
Wow, thanks!
Excellent Review!
How is the video performance? I want to make youtube videos with it? Can somebody answer? Thanks
Do you have any recommendation on this price range giving priority to camera performance?
Pixel 4a is coming out soon, I'd wait for that.
Yap your statement becomes true
@@riadb9173 Fact that you replied after 3 months👀😅