Samsung is launching a 5G version of the Galaxy A51 in the US this week – The Verge

Samsung initially announced that its Galaxy A-series lineup would get 5G back in April, and the A51 is the 2nd device after the A71, which costs $600, to get the quicker network treatment. Sporting a little less outstanding specs compared with the A71, the A51 has a 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED Infinity-O screen with a hole-punch electronic camera in the screen, an absolutely fine quad-camera system on the back, 128GB of onboard storage, 4GB of RAM, and a 4,000 mAh battery. It has a naturally midrange processor, the octa-core Exynos 9611, however is otherwise an extremely decent midrange device with a remarkable screen (and likewise a headphone jack).

Samsungs next midrange phone to get 5G connectivity is the Galaxy A51. Initially released back in April, the A51 costs $400 normally and sits easily in the zone occupied by the now-discounted Pixel 3A and freshly revealed Pixel 4A (of which there is likewise a 5G variation coming). But the brand-new 5G version of the A51 will go for $500 and work on T-Mobile and Verizons 5G networks, Samsung says.

Samsung says the A51 5G will come to T-Mobile, which just today announced an expansion of its 5G network by 30 percent, on August 7th. As part of that, the gadget will also come to the T-Mobile-powered Metro network. Beginning August 13th, the A51 5G UW variation will be readily available on Verizon and its 5G millimeter-wave network, which also supports the 5G variant of the Samsung Galaxy S20.