The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a fairly standard-looking smartphone, but I did make a couple of mistakes in my initial hands-on video when I assumed the frame of the phone is metal and the back is glass.

After combing through hundreds of handsets to find the best cheap phones, Samsung Galaxy A51 is clearly one of the best options for anyone hunting for a flagship-esque smartphone for half the price.

That meant compromise on the design and materials — it's a plastic phone (that still feels great) with an uninspiring design. For the Galaxy A51, Samsung nearly made a full-flagship phone for ...

The phone also has a 32-megapixel front camera, fast charging, NFC, and a memory card slot. Not to be confused with the A51 5G, which has 5G and other key differences.

Samsung's most affordable 5G phone to date. Key features include a 6.5-inch OLED display, huge 4,500 mAh battery, 48 megapixel main camera, wide camera, 32 megapixel selfie camera, NFC ...

Body Dimensions 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) ...