Xiaomi Pocophone (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A51 (2020)

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018) has done really well in a number of roundups conducted by sources that perform reliable hands-on testing, like Android Authority, 9to5Google, and slashgear.com - it ended up getting the "Ranked 3 out of 6" title from Android Authority, "Ranked 3 out of 16" from 9to5Google, and "Ranked 3 out of 9" from slashgear.com. That's high praise coming from reliable sources.

As for the Samsung Galaxy A51 (2020) - it was really well-received by reviewers at CNET, a great source that's known for conducting high-quality in-depth testing. It performed great in its "Best phones for back to school 2020" roundup and was named its "Ranked 2 out of 7", which, on its own, makes it a product that warrants a closer look.

To get a better idea of how they fare when compared directly to each other, we analyzed review scores of sources that tested both. Techradar, TrustedReviews, PhoneArena, and Android Central, for example, preferred the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018), while Expert Reviews and Digitaltrends rated both of them the same.

We also took a look at which sources had the best things to say about them. We learned that the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018) got reviewed the highest by Expert Reviews - it gave it a rating of 10, while the Samsung Galaxy A51 (2020) most impressed reviewers at Expert Reviews, which gave it a score of 10.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018), with its 8.5 average, performed considerably better than most Smartphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.5 out of 10 - while the Samsung Galaxy A51 (2020) managed an average of 7.3.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018) vs. Samsung Galaxy A51 (2020) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.