Samsung Galaxy A51 Review | Quad camera beast for £300

Reviewing Samsung's Galaxy A51 smartphone, a £300 budget-friendly version of those flagship handsets with quad lens rear camera, Exynos smarts, 4000mAh battery and One UI 2.0 on board. I've been testing the A51 as my full-time phone and here's my full thoughts on whether it's your best mid-range option.
While most attention is locked on the new Galaxy S20 series, the A-series blowers offer a similar experience for a cheaper price. This smartphone offers a flexible quad lens rear camera, complete with most of Samsung's usual features. That includes the night mode, live focus and the emoji nonsense. One UI brings plenty of extra additions and stronger security to Android 10 - go check out my full tips and tricks guide to see my favourite bits on the Galaxy A51.
Performance is reasonably smooth, although you'll see the occasional stutter and pause here and there from that Exynos platform. Thankfully the 4000mAh battery keeps you going all day without much stress.
So have you been using the Samsung A51 as your personal mobile? Leave your own review below.

[@stephenlamba6379]

I like that the camera review is done separately, it usually dominates an unnecessarily huge chunk of the video in other reviewers' videos. Well done

[@kamogelolefifi7240]

I love how you give descriptions of the phone full features and cool looks

[@carlbot6227]

BROOOO that deadman wonderland background! SICK

[@MegaJames1987]

I’ve descended into the ‘new blower’ vortex lately and I am loving your videos. Thank you for being consistently awesome 😎❤️

[@MeltonJohn4059]

Just bought this today from your review, local lad keep it up pal

[@rburks004]

I hit that ding button for that Piers Morgan line alone. Plus great content.

[@DaiPad881]

Got my A51 last week and i really like it, it has more than enough of the features i want and the screen is awesome for the price and i find the phone speed to be good too...i paid £319 for it which meant i could go sim free and save a fair bit of money on my EE bill as well each month

[@sultanmahmood8041]

Where did you buy it from because I want to buy one.

[@munawarhussain9859]

love your videos please keep it up .............

[@siphrus]

this is really helpful, as my a51 is coming soon

[@lordsparta417]

Now, if I'm determined to buy and, by the way, what application do you use to have those wallpapers I like

[@Simpaulme]

Balanced, useful, thanks 👍

[@Simpaulme]

And you pipped gsmarena to the post 🤣

[@redwhendrunk]

Thanks for the nice vid sir. When will you get the A71?

[@PaulShare1]

Good Review. Useful as this is a very affordable phone offering good value. Well done.

[@TechSpurt]

Cheers, thought it'd be good as an alternative to super-shiny flagship stuff possibly launching tomorrow ;)

[@joeennis2571]

@@TechSpurt is there any way to turn on keyboard sounds ?

[@BamaChad-W4CHD]

I've had one about 2 weeks now. I feel exactly the same about it pretty much. You mentioned the notifications sometimes not showing up until you unlock the phone. They went overly aggressive with the battery optimizations in my opinion. I think they tried to hide the weaker battery in it by making it aggressive by default. I tweaked my battery optimizations and it helped quite a bit with notifications showing up. I have noticed that when the same number calls me back to back the ringtones seem to change for no reason. Its quite annoying lol

[@rafaelaldrintv6574]

Watching now in my A51👌

[@JTManuel]

I can't wait for the"s" version. Great review, as always. Thank you.

[@joshua_thomas]

There is a sorta "S" version, the S10 lite.

[@KellyGeorgePH]

I'm really waiting for one. I just really like this phone, way more than than the A71 because the A51 is way more compact. The only thing that's holding me back is the Exynos 9611. Hope that they upgrade that to a 7 series snapdragon in the s version

[@ricardoman21]

@@KellyGeorgePH try the A51 5G

[@KellyGeorgePH]

@@ricardoman21 it's way too expensive Bro. It's better buying a OnePlus 8 or S20 FE for that price. But still, thanks for the suggestion 🙏

[@ricardoman21]

@@KellyGeorgePH where? Here its cheaper that an S71

[@ines2267]

When I first saw the phone in real life (it was off not on) I thought that the screen was a little bit small and not as big as other phones now so what do u think about this?

[@jimcamacho7165]

Castle in the sky ❤️

[@BrianRussell]

Nice review thanks. I went for an A71 in the end. I guess you'll be doing a review but one maddening artificial limitation of seems to have is a limit of 3 registered fingerprints. Please let people know.

[@billybull7419]

What a stupid nitpick

[@hugopaco4570]

Cheers mate. Congrats from Portugal. Give me some advice please, between this a51 and the Nova 5t,which one would you recommend buying? Consider the Nova may be around 60€ more expensive. Thanks

[@wildfiresecurity3522]

Please do a full review of the A71. I'm sceptical about switching back to Samsung and the A71 is the only one that catches my eye... and budget :)

[@sahilsaboor3623]

Did u got it ??

[@sahilsaboor3623]

Planning to buy a71 too just kind of confused

[@Tesla-Us-Live-Inc1]

@@sahilsaboor3623 i own it. What are you confused about?

[@NMPNMPNMP]

I’m here 1 year later and Piers Morgan half granted your wishes 😂 Thanks for the review

[@kevinhickey7616]

Same

[@rajanahir8127]

A Brilliant Review Mate

[@jeffjefferys3464]

Free on I'd mobile

[@jayjohnx]

The pwm flickering is wild on A50

[@franekb1070]

man im gonna buy this phone now

[@jglade]

I wich i can :(

[@prosunmalla163]

Thank u sir. Please show the tips and tricks of SAMSUNG A51

[@carlosdeno]

Great review, thinking of trading in my S8 for this phone, today! Thanks dude!

[@stephengill3372]

Do it

[@carlosdeno]

@@stephengill3372 I have ✌

[@ChaseYu]

Currently there’s no official US version of this phone being selling anywhere in the state. But the Latin America version is around $299 for the 4GB RAM version.

[@scathach2384]

can do review on regular mate 30 ... really need that 1

[@Laser82]

Well Done Mate!! Great review 👍

[@BernicePanders]

Would you say this is the best under $300 option for a small youtuber/vlogger to record on as of April 2020?? I'm trying to find the best camera with decent screen & great battery life to upgrade from my old LG V20. I also was considering the Oppo Reno Z2 or Asus Zenfone 6...

[@konradc12]

This phone probably will sell well here in the UK. It is a known brand, does most things like the camera and social media, and most importantly not too expensive. Only negative if you call it that, is the processor is not as strong as some rivals. But then there is the A71 which has a better processor and slightly bigger screen.

[@OJxiii]

Peter Drury of the tech world 🤣🤣🤣

[@thestrongest3050]

Samsunnnngggg!!!! Ohhhh Myyy Worddsss!!!

[@nawaifu]

Where do you get these awesome themes man

[@TheLilmac10]

In your opinion would you buy this or huawei nova 5t.. I'm thorn between the two

[@aziz99]

phone s screen doing great performance A+ it could just use more battery or faster charging

[@RDEnduro]

I have an A51 for one year and ultimately the only thing that doesn't work is the thumbprint reader. Otherwise really happy with this phone and the screen hasn't scratched at all even though its in my work pocket all the time

[@hedydd2]

I've just ordered one for my business. Should be delivered tomorrow and user will be my daughter, who's choice this is. Hope it lasts longer than her iPhone6 which has a dodgy battery and full memory. At least this phone comes with plenty of memory as standard and a micro-SD card slot for massive storage at low cost. Hope reception is OK because many of our business records and apps are cloud-based.

[@its_nathan376]

Where do you find these cool wallpapers

[@abhirupkarmakar6030]

Where do you get those amazing wallpapers??

[@ahmadm1054]

Hi,, What calendar widget are you using on the phone?

[@MrMnasser123]

Awaiting to compare A51 to A71

[@andrewdaley3081]

Me too. I not sure what to buy yet it's exactly 100 UK pounds price difference so I will wait and see. Andy England 🇬🇧👍

[@xion3985]

My man has a deadman wonderland background

[@imnotlewiis]

ken_kaneki_010 deadman wonderland is so good!! I want to know if there’s anything after the Netflix series left it on a cliffhanger

[@dynl]

Fowler it’s good but not “so good”

[@fhtyyy7yhghh]

@techspurt are you going to review the A71?

[@lypzel6955]

Is this a good phone to just go around and just always be reliable

[@axlbass8018]

Can you do a video on the A71 please 🥺

[@marshaerufener3468]

How would this phone compare to the moto one hyper? Thank you for the videos!

[@TheN0m1s]

did you come to a conclusion 5 months later ? :D

[@timatkinson8084]

Will you be reviewing the Samsung a40?

[@DivyanshuJha1994]

Please give wallpaper links in all of your video.... All of the wallpapers are amazing and I am unable to find them on internet

[@exgren]

Have you tried the ZEDGE app

[@DivyanshuJha1994]

@@exgren yeah but it doesn't have high resolution ones

[@DivyanshuJha1994]

@@priyanshbhadauria1390 thanks I will try currently I found a new app called creative which is the best for both wallpapers as well as homescreen setups

[@DivyanshuJha1994]

@@priyanshbhadauria1390 thanks bro background hd is really an amazing app and it's also more polished than the creative app. I liked it.

[@dynl]

One of them is deadman wonderland

[@rossdavison6900]

Hey dude, great review as always. Currently got a note 10 plus but looking to upgrade to the S20 ultra or the flip. Are you at the launch tomorrow and will you be doing a review?

[@TechSpurt]

Heya Ross, I will indeed be at the launch, and I'll be getting some videos live tomorrow evening and the following day. Stay tuned ;)

[@Amine_alaoui_ismaili.10]

The video is in 4k quality. Is the video stable?

[@mrkoolvibes3728]

Hey how are you 😎 Would like a review on the a71 thinking about getting one ... and should I give up my s9plus does the a71 match up to the s9plus Many thanks in advance for your help you come highly recommended 😁

[@shadosmith9475]

00:09 Wallpaper?

[@nicholasakinola-ajayi5348]

You love the channel

[@JamesO1229]

Where is the ear speaker located to listen to your call?

[@TheRoboboCop]

How smooth or laggy is it compared to motorola with a sd675?

[@kidsonicofficial]

I don't like in-display fingerprint sensors. A family member has a phone that uses this and it unlocks if another family member with a similar print uses it.

[@bigzGillett]

Can you please do the samsung a11 , even though it is not as good as the other series , its still pretty good

[@shawon052]

Which one is better Between Motorola One Zoom vs Samsung A51. I am very confused between these two. Can you help me with this? I don't have any option for hands-on experience due to the COVID-19 situation here. I will be very glad If you help me with it. The price difference is around $35$

[@politibetjent]

A71?

[@karenburns2666]

Hi Chris can you do a review on the a71 Samsung please I'm between the a51 and a71

[@leedorney]

How does Chris have so many phones in-test for the last week ? 🤔 - how many bloody Sims does he have 🤣

[@MrAyushguptaful]

I am not against plastic, atleast dont give glossy back. I don't want to use case on a plastic phone.

[@jagjeetkaur9778]

Sir Nokia 2720 really have 27 days battery backup pls tell me sir

[@jovaniortiz8317]

Can you do a comparison between this and the G8 power or plus

[@catmeow7225]

Why samsung rarely use glass back even in midrange phones. It's really expensive?

[@FahdOwdli]

Please we want to make a review for Galaxy note 10 lite

[@abdultuaheb123]

Shall i buy this over realme x 2?

[@sayoojsunny9998]

Where did you get from this type of wallpaper

[@osman3338]

is a used s8plus better?

[@travis4183]

Binned !! Spent slightly more on the one plus nord the difference is night and day.

[@thomasfennessy503]

Waiting for the A52. No point getting the a51 now, as I have heard it'll be a beast! I'll get it in January sales. Hopefully you're able to get a review out for it before then. Thanks

[@zootbepraised]

52?

[@thomasfennessy503]

@@zootbepraised Samsung a52

[@zootbepraised]

@@thomasfennessy503 didn't know about this till you said. Now after weeks of looking about I'm considering waiting too.

[@thomasfennessy503]

@@zootbepraised You should wait definitely, it will come out at the end of November.

[@thomasfennessy503]

I have the A50, I have had so many issues with the mobile. But I said to myself wait until the A52 comes out for a decent upgrade. But from the specs it looks like it'll be a great upgrade!

[@noran7353]

hello brother, a question what is the wallpaper you have applied greetings

[@TheEx1s]

Cant tell the exact one but it's one from Deadman Wonderland anime.

[@mushfique5055]

Good job.

[@fastersohtun4166]

Please make a review an A71 galaxy

[@tomdegregorio218]

Got this phone and it was good but I exchanged it for the a71 ...WAY WAY better. I would go for the a71 over this phone if your looking for a samsung

[@scottiefess8335]

Not a piers Morgan fan then Chris!! 🤣🤣

[@chris8939]

Is the screen glass or plastic

[@Blaine_04]

Which one should I go for s10 e or mate 20 pro

[@darthraider450]

applepie gamer mate 20 pro.

[@chris8939]

A51 or oppo 2z??

[@akshitvarma1327]

Where can i get that wallpaper

[@Teddymwenda]

Really tired of the edge of the s series

[@mariuscristian2831]

I had this phone for one day and I've returned it because unfortunately it was very slow and clunky. Gorgeous design but weak performance. It was a 4gb ram UK version.

[@wherestheimp]

I had a bad experience from A70 as well. I have touch issues where the joystick is not responding when im playing games. Im never buying any samsung midrange again

[@viclimited9081]

.....smart phones will destroy the human race - and this is one more step...

[@krystalla285]

Well, today I've received the replacement which is a honor 20. Man this phone is a beast and costs also 30£ less then the a51. Highly recommend this one

[@funtimes-td6vo]

Please can you review the Samsung a71

[@MrCbj102]

A51 or Moto G stylus for my next phone

[@jglade]

Probably a 51 better broo you are getting a good brand when you're buying the a 51

[@idainkinen3424]

this or xiaomi redmi note 9 pro?

[@saitama3150]

The soc is laggy if u play intensive games like mlbbb

[@hemanthmannam5994]

Can please help me how to change emojis in A51 these Samsung emojis are disgusting i want to change them is there any option ?

[@Wimpelmann]

Got the phone and not happy. BT connection to my jbl charge 3 stops every few seconds, edge lightning doesen´t work. i can configure it but the effects are not shown, only a small dot in the top with my chosen colour. touchscreen is not responsive or sometimes TO responsive. When i´m gaming, the phone get´s laggy after 5 minutes phone is on the latest fresh released firmware....

[@kingfisher7348]

5:51 I was afraid of what the sound was?

[@NoelEmmanPader]

What RAM version did you review in this video? Did you get a benchmark for this device? #A51

[@GSHORTSUK]

LOL JUST GOT MINE! defo worth money

[@TechSpurt]

Glad you're enjoying it :)

[@GSHORTSUK]

@@TechSpurt defo bit Much £300 but on o2 Contract lol 🤣🤣

[@rambledogs2012]

Just ordered this after watching your review. The only issue I may have is face unlock as I always unlock with my eyes closed, especially when driving. ;-)

[@rambledogs2012]

Unfortunately it's going back, started lagging and freezing with battery lasting a day and that was barely using it. Just supped the juice (fnar fnar). Contract cancelled and bought a Motorola G8 Power instead.

[@kristenkristen7140]

I have a question can you guys see the pixels on your a51 screen too ?

[@alexandermiller5034]

Kristen Kristen hi i have not gotten mine yet. But i dont think you should be seeing the pixels. Unless using a microscope

[@kristenkristen7140]

@@alexandermiller5034 well i do a bit , like the letters are a bit pixelated but it's been a month now and it's not actually that big of a problem , its fine and i forget abaout it and the colours are very nice tho . Oh and the model i have didn't come with a case and is 4gb ram . I have checked i can see pixels on other a51 devises too

[@alexandermiller5034]

@@kristenkristen7140 ohk.. cool..

[@biyanssalechissa8304]

A71 please

[@gauravshetty5742]

M30s 200$ chipset on a51 300$ how's its a beast then?

[@danuk2136]

I've just got mine..I just realised you can't skip songs?? I refuse to use youtubemusic so the only way to listen to music is by tapping the song once finished I have to go to the next one..theres no back or skip button wdf? I bought the phone and its only thing I don't like...is there a way to change the settings so I can skip songs like an ipod..my Nokia 1 Walkman was easy to use with my music

[@namcicle2309]

Is that also true for spotify?

[@Mossskaterhans]

It's optical Fingerprint scanner is cheap, even the one on the Mate 20 pro DETROYS it.

[@stp22]

Is it spurt proof?

[@BastardOfTheNorth]

How big do you spurt?

[@lookatme4927]

OMG that wallpaper is awesome