Mid-range · 2021

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A26

A solid mid-ranger with all-day battery and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · social · long days out

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), AMOLED screen

6.7″ Super AMOLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 778G 5G 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 25W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy M52 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

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

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

777 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

589,200

v10

GeekBench

2,796

Graphics test

GFXBench 28 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Camera

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

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung GW3, 1/1.97", 0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 25 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

123:00h

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-30.0 LUFS) · Dolby Atmos

Loudspeaker

Average (-30.0 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

173 g · 7.4 mm

Height

164.2 mm

Width

76.4 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

173 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

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 3 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

54% larger battery capacity

25 W vs 15 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

589k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

589k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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