Samsung Galaxy A51 Starts Receiving Android 11-Based One UI 3.0 Update: Report

Samsung Galaxy A51 update also brings February 2021 Android Security Patch

By Sourabh Kulesh | Updated: 4 February 2021 14:18 IST

Samsung Galaxy A51 Starts Receiving Android 11-Based One UI 3.0 Update: Report

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Samsung Galaxy M21 has also reportedly received the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update in India

Highlights

Samsung Galaxy A51 update reportedly rolling out in Russia
The update is said to have firmware version A515FXXU4DUB1
Samsung Galaxy A51 update claims to bring improved Dark Mode

Samsung Galaxy A51 has started receiving the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update in Russia, as per a report. The update also brings along the February 2021 Android security patch. The phone will now have Android 11 features like one-time permissions, chat bubbles, as well as One UI 3.0 features such as an improved UI design. Recently, the South Korean company rolled out the February 2021 Android security patch to a number of phones including the Samsung Galaxy A50 and the Galaxy A8 (2018) in some markets.

As per a report by SamMobile, the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update for Samsung Galaxy A51 has firmware version A515FXXU4DUB1. The report claims that the update for the Samsung smartphone also includes the February 2021 Android security patch. With this, the Samsung Galaxy A51 joins a handful of smartphones that have got the latest security patch.

The Samsung Galaxy A51 update reportedly brings Android 11 features like one-time permissions, a dedicated conversations section in the notifications area, chat bubbles, and a dedicated media playback widget to the phone. It is also said to bring One UI 3.0-related improvements to the UI design, stock apps design, Dark Mode, Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls, and Always-on Display.

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If you have an eligible Samsung Galaxy A51 handset and want to check if the update has rolled out for your phone, you can go to Settings > System updates > Check for system updates > Download now > Install update.

As mentioned, Samsung has also rolled out the February 2021 Android security patch to the Samsung Galaxy A50 and the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Reports suggest that the South Korean giant has also rolled out Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite in France as well as to the mid-ranger Samsung Galaxy M21 in India.

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Samsung Galaxy A51

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Bright, vivid display
Clean, feature-rich software
Good battery life

Bad
Biometric authentication isn’t very quick
Underwhelming performance for the price
Average low-light camera performance

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy A51 review

Display 6.50-inch

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel + 5-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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