The Samsung M series devices in the past couple of years have been one of the best mid-range to premium devices in the sub Rs 20,000 segment. The series has played an instrumental part in bringing Samsung’s overall numbers up and staying in the top 5 smartphone makers in India.
The company has now unveiled the Galaxy M51 in India. With this launch, Samsung will be moving a step ahead in the price ladder and this sits right above the recently launched Galaxy M31s.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 and M31 series are extremely popular in India and the company added a new device called the Galaxy M31s. The key highlight of the series is the massive battery and the AMOLED screen, which is a great combo for the masses. With the upcoming Galaxy M51 device, Samsung will try and replicate the same success they’ve enjoyed with the M30/M31 series but with a slightly more premium price.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? A new mid-ranger by Samsung
- Laucnh date? September 10
- What price? starts at Rs 24,999
Samsung Galaxy M51 launched in India: Price and availability
In India, the Samsung Galaxy M51 is available in two configurations. The base variant with 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM is priced at Rs 24,999 while the higher-end variant with 8GB of RAM is priced at Rs 26,999. Colour options include Electric Blue and Celestial Black. It will go on sale on September 18 on Amazon.in.
Design and Display
The Samsung M series has followed the same design language over the years with a polycarbonate body and different colours including a couple of gradient finishes on the back. With the Galaxy M51, you get a similar design language. The back is made up fo glasstic.
The Samsung Galaxy M51 packs in a 6.67-inch display. It is a Super AMOLED Plus screen with Infinity-O display which means there is a centred punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. The refresh rate here is set at 60Hz, although we’d have liked to see a Samsung device with 90Hz in the mid-range segment.
Further, the device is said to come with 9.5mm thickness and weight of around 213 grams.
Performance
Performance is one thing that the M series always had issues with. Samsung was opting for its own Exynos SoC or going for under-powered/outdated chipsets from Qualcomm. They both resulted in a slow performance which affected the user experience.
The Galaxy M51 changes everything by including the Snapdragon 730G SoC. This chipset is also seen on the Galaxy A80, Realme X2, and Vivo X50. For handling the graphics, the chipset is paired with Adreno 618 GPU clocked at a higher 575MHz. This is paired with up to 8GB of RAM with 128GB of internal with microSD card slot for additional storage.
Camera
The Galaxy M51 comes with a quad-camera set-up with a 64MP primary camera with f/1.8 aperture. The primary camera is followed by a 12MP wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, a 5MP depth sensor and a 5MP macro lens. For selfies, the phone is said to feature a 32MP shooter. The camera specs are pretty much similar to the Galaxy M31s here.
It also comes with a bunch of shooting modes such as Live focus, background blur for selfies, and more. Samsung has also bundled a Single take feature which captures photos and videos with all of the cameras and gives you the best shots and moments in one album.
Battery and charging
Battey capacity and battery life have always been a plus point for the M series. With the Galaxy M51, Samsung is taking that to the next level. The Galaxy M51 features a massive 7,000mAh battery. This is a jump for M series standard 6,000mAh capacity. On the charging front, the device comes with support for 25W fast charging technology via Type-C interface. It also supports reverse charging.
Everything else
Apart from the above-mentioned specs, the Galaxy M51 comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner along with face unlock feature. It runs on OneUI 2.1 core based on Android 10. There is also 3.5mm headphone jack.
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