Verizon is now selling Samsungs new A51 Galaxy phone
The mid-tier smartphone is now also available in the United States.
The Galaxy A51, Samsung's affordable mid-range 5G phone, is now available from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) AVAILABLE. The new phone, which launched last year, retails for $ 550 when compared to other UW-series devices. It's $ 900 lower than the Galaxy Z Flip, $ 250 cheaper than the OnePlus 8 5G UW, and $ 100 lower than the Galaxy A71 5G UW. The "Prism Bricks Blue", Galaxy A51 5G UW is slightly pearly blue and has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor and 128 GB of memory. Like the Galaxy A71 5G UW, the A51 5G UW has a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera, a 5-megapixel depth camera and a 5-megapixel macro camera. Compared to the Galaxy A71 5G UW, the A51 5G UW has a 6.5-inch OLED screen; it is therefore slightly smaller than the Galaxy A71 5G UW. First announced in April, the Galaxy A51 5G UW is manufactured using Verizon's ultra-wideband 5G network. The phone will be equipped with the low band network when it launches later this year. According to the latest market data, Verizon is leading the way in 5G installations in the US. The company currently accounts for 54% of the 4.1 million 5G phones in the US. Since launching the service in mid-July, Verizon has had around 2.2 million 5G phones. Second is AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), which has 629,000 5G phones, while T-Mobile Us Inc. (Nasdaq: TMUS) and Sprint are third and fourth with 501,000 and 483,000 5G phones, respectively. T-Mobile acquired Sprint and said that over 85% of Sprint's postpaid customers own 5G-compatible phones. There are a few factors that have moved Verizon to take the lead in the 5G network. First, the company has been selling commercial 5G phones since last year. It started earlier than AT&T and T-Mobile. With around 150 million customers, Verizon is the largest wireless operator in the United States. There are mainly three operators who have put a significant effort into selling 5G phones. These companies have invested millions in advertising. The release of the Samsung Galaxy S20 in late February helped boost sales of many 5G phones.