Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

Release Date: 19 Mar, 2021

Specs Score 75%
Highlights
6.5 inches 120Hz AMOLED
Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G
4/6/8 GB RAM
64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP
4500 mAh with 25W charging

Quick Summary

The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G hits the sweet spot of the market, offering showcasing Samsung's hallmark display and hardware prowess, a feature-rich experience at a highly competitive price. It runs on Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1, which pairs beautifully with its 6.5 inches 120Hz AMOLED display to ensure fluid, vibrant interactions. Under the hood, it offers snappy, capable performance for multitasking and gaming, backed by a reliable 4500 mAh battery. Available for roughly € 248.00 / £ 280.00, it proves that a great tech experience doesn't require a top-tier price tag.

Hardware Score Analysis

A detailed breakdown of how this device scores based on automated hardware specification analysis.

Performance 65%
Display 82%
Camera 91%
Battery 74%
Memory 63%

Launch

Announced March 17, 2021
Released March 19, 2021
Status Discontinued

Display

Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (HBM)
Size 6.5 inches, 101.0 cm² (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~407 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Main Camera

Quad
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP (macro)
Auxiliary lens
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

Single
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features HDR

Body

Dimensions 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm (6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
Features IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Colors Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Connectivity

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Platform

OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Adreno 619

Memory

Card Slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal Storage 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
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Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio FM radio (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Other Virtual proximity sensing

Battery

Type Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging 25W wired, 50% in 30 min

Performance

AnTuTu 334981 (v8), 386474 (v9)
GeekBench Score 1820 (v5.1)

Miscellaneous

Models SM-A526B, SM-A526B/DS, SM-A5260, SM-A526W, SM-A526U, SM-A526U1
SAR 0.74 W/kg (head)   0.53 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.05 W/kg (head)   1.42 W/kg (body)

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