Today Samsung launched the 2020 edition of Galaxy “A” series smartphone i.e. Galaxy A51 in India. These smartphones are the successor to the last year’s Galaxy A50. The device was first unveiled in Vietnam back in December 2019. Soon after the launch, there were reports that the device will be hitting Indian markets. If you want to enjoy a better picture, install Google Camera on your Galaxy A51.

Google Camera is just a normal camera app with simple UI but some of the useful features. These features you won’t find in any mid-range device normally. Meanwhile, the Google Camera runs on powerful software API which works perfectly and offers stunning image and video quality. The majority of the users find it useful whether in daylight or night condition than the device stock camera. It has a nice simple user interface, on-screen modes/options, and settings as well.

In this guide, you can now install the Google Camera on Samsung Galaxy A51 without any hurdle. What we share here is the ported GCam app from the original Google Pixel device. This version is compatible with other device models as well. Thanks to some of the creative and hard-working developers such as Arnova8G2, BSG, and Urnyx05 who’re trying hard to make ported GCam APK files to most of the devices out there. Before that let’s find out What’s new in Samsung Galaxy A51.

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Galaxy A51 Specifications:

The Samsung Galaxy A51 sports a 6.5-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O display with an aspect ratio of 20:9. The display also has an 87.4% screen to body ratio and a pixel density of 405 PPI. The display also contains the in-display fingerprint scanner and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protects the device. The device has a plastic back and the same plastic frame too.

Underneath the device, the in-house octa-core Exynos 9611 SoC which pairs Mali-G72 MP3 powers the Galaxy A51. This SoC is built on the 10nm process and this also pairs with 6 and 8GB of RAM and 64 and 128GB of internal storage. Further, the storage is expandable via MicroSD card up to 512GB. The device has a dedicated SIM slot where at a time you can insert two nano SIM’s and a micro SD card.

Talking about optics, the Galaxy A51 has a quad rear camera set up in an L shaped arrangement. This quad-camera setup includes a primary 48MP sensor with an f/2.0 aperture value. This sensor pairs with a 5MP secondary depth sensor with f/2.2 aperture. Further, it also sports a 5MP tertiary macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture value. Finally, the device also sports a 12MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture value. To the front, the device sports a 32MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture value.

The Galaxy A51 packs a 4000 mAh battery which supports up to 15W quick charge and also charges over type c. The device runs one One UI 2.0 which is based on the latest Android 10. It is available in four colors namely the Prism Crush Black, White, Blue, Pink. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth  5.0, A2DP, LE, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS. It has also support for NFC on board.

Google Camera Port for Galaxy A51

The Google Camera features HDR, HDR+, HDR+ enhanced, RAW, ZSL, Flash, AR Stickers, Night Sight, Portrait mode, etc. It also offers Super Res Zoom, AR Emojis, Google Lens, TimeLapse, Slow-Motion, Image Stabilization, Photosphere, and more. While the video recording also comes out clear and sharp as compared to the other stock camera apps.

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Here we have mentioned the list of features/modes which are working and not working on Google Camera ported beta app for Galaxy A51. The issues/bugs may be fixed in the future.

Steps to install Google Camera on Galaxy A51

The Google Camera APK file installation process is as simple as installing any other third-party APK file. You don’t have to root your device for this.

Download GCam app

  • GCam_build.7.3.017.apk:

  • PMGC_7.0.009.apk [Recommended]

  • GCam_6.2.030.apk

  • Other Camera Build:

  • Download GCam by Arnova8G2: Download

  • (You can now download the latest Google Camera 7.2.014, 7.2.011, 7.2.010, and 7.0.009 ports with Astrophotography mode from the Pixel 4 (XL).)

  • 4PDA Camera post: Download

  • PMGC_7.0.009.apk [Recommended]

  • GCam_6.2.030.apk

  • Download GCam by Arnova8G2: Download

  • (You can now download the latest Google Camera 7.2.014, 7.2.011, 7.2.010, and 7.0.009 ports with Astrophotography mode from the Pixel 4 (XL).)

  • 4PDA Camera post: Download

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  • Download the GCam APK file from the download link above and tap on it.
  • Make sure that the Unknown Sources option is enabled on your device. In order to this, go to the device Settings menu > Security/Privacy > enable it. [If already enabled, skip to the installation]
  • It will launch the package installer and tap on the Install button.
  • Once the installation is done, open and use it.
  • Enjoy!

Still, if the camera app doesn’t work, then enable the Camera2api by using build.prop

Persist.vender.camera.HAL3.enable=1

I hope this guide will help you a lot and you have now successfully installed the Google Camera ported app on your Galaxy A51 handset. In case, if you’re facing any trouble, feel free to write down in the comments below.

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