Lower mid-range · 2021

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16

A dependable lower mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen and a 120Hz display.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen, 120Hz smooth scrolling

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.5″ Super AMOLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 750G 5G 4 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 25W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: Night mode, manual focus

Display

6.5″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

787 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

386,474

GeekBench

1,820

Graphics test

GFXBench 16 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

8 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Kryo 570 (Cortex A77) 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 570 (Cortex A55) 1.8GHz

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX682 Exmor RS, 1/1.7", 0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 25 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

111:00h

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.5 LUFS) · Dolby Atmos

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.5 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

189 g · 8.4 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

159.9 mm

Width

75.1 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

189 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

Independent Test Scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

39% larger battery capacity

25 W vs 15 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

386k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Heavier in hand

189 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

Lower benchmark score

386k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Heavier in hand

189 g vs 169 g

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Performance

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Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

Independent Test Scores

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