The biggest difference between the Galaxy A50 and its successor is probably the camera: the Galaxy A51 has an additional macro lens on the back and the MP of the main camera has increased noticeably to 48 MP. The standard resolution is still 12 MP because the camera combines four pixels to one large pixel for a better image with less noise.



Below, you can see some photos taken on a walk with the Galaxy A51. We immediately noticed that the photos taken with the Galaxy smartphone were slightly too dark but were pleased with the image sharpness and details. Our camera comparison confirmed the first impressions we got on our photography walk: The images could be brighter and sharpness is good considering this is a mid-range smartphone.



The Galaxy A51 does a decent job in low lighting as well and details on our test chart are still noticeable at 1 lux. Our low-light test photo taken at candlelight still shows several details clearly, although it could be brighter. We were a little annoyed by the fact that we managed to improve the delineation in dark areas without losing details in brighter sections by manually increasing the brightness during our photography walk. This means that the camera could offer better dynamics but that camera software simply does not make use of this possibility.



Another artificial limitation based on software that separates this phone from the high-end segment: The zoom function cannot be used continuously between the wide-angle, the standard and the macro lens - users are forced to choose one lens. The macro lens even requires you to choose a separate camera mode to be able to take photos with it.



The front camera has a resolution of 32 MP and takes decent pictures, although they could be sharper.

Users must again choose between the standard or wide-angle lens when recording videos. The main camera enables you to record 4K videos at 30 fps, although some effects as well as digital image stabilization are not possible at maximum resolution. The transition between different exposure levels is smooth although you can occasionally see some pixel borders in direct light. The overall video quality is decent for this price range.