Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Brand: Samsung

$131Mid-Range2021

7.2

Overall Score

within Mid-Range

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.5"

Display

64MP

Camera

4,500

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

25W

Charging

189g

Weight

Why the Galaxy A52 5G

Mid-Range

The Galaxy A52 5G offers a premium display and versatile camera system at an entry-level price point. While the performance is dated by modern standards, it remains a reliable daily driver for general users.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

7.0

Performance

6.0

Battery

7.5

Display

8.5

Build

7.0

Value

9.5

Strengths

Excellent 120Hz Super AMOLED display

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack

Optical image stabilization

Great value for price

Stereo speakers

Weaknesses

Aging Snapdragon 750G chipset

Plastic back construction

No wireless charging

Slow 25W charging speed

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2021, March 19

Announced

2021, March 17

Network

6 specs

Speed

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

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.5 inches, 101.0 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (HBM)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~407 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)

GPU

Adreno 619

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

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

3 specs

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Single

32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

FM radio (market/region dependent)

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 4500 mAh

Charging

25W wired, 50% in 30 min

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back

Weight

189 g (6.67 oz)

Dimensions

159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm (6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)

Our Tests

5 specs

Camera

Photo / Video

Display

787 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-27.5 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 334981 (v8), 386474 (v9)

GeekBench: 1820 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 16fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 111h

Misc

5 specs

SAR

0.74 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 131.44 · price_original: 131.44

Colors

Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Models

SM-A526B, SM-A526B/DS, SM-A5260, SM-A526W, SM-A526U, SM-A526U1

SAR EU

1.05 W/kg (head) 1.42 W/kg (body)

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Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

$131Mid-Range2021

7.2

Overall Score

within Mid-Range

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

Find on Amazon

6.5"

Display

64MP

Camera

4,500

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

25W

Charging

189g

Weight

Why the Galaxy A52 5G

Mid-Range

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

7.0

Performance

6.0

Battery

7.5

Display

8.5

Build

7.0

Value

9.5

Strengths

Excellent 120Hz Super AMOLED display

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack

Optical image stabilization

Great value for price

Stereo speakers

Weaknesses

Aging Snapdragon 750G chipset

Plastic back construction

No wireless charging

Slow 25W charging speed

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2021, March 19

Announced

2021, March 17

Network

6 specs

Speed

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

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.5 inches, 101.0 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (HBM)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~407 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)

GPU

Adreno 619

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

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

3 specs

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Single

32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

FM radio (market/region dependent)

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 4500 mAh

Charging

25W wired, 50% in 30 min

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back

Weight

189 g (6.67 oz)

Dimensions

159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm (6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)

Our Tests

5 specs

Camera

Photo / Video

Display

787 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-27.5 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 334981 (v8), 386474 (v9)

GeekBench: 1820 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 16fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 111h

Misc

5 specs

SAR

0.74 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 131.44 · price_original: 131.44

Colors

Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Models

SM-A526B, SM-A526B/DS, SM-A5260, SM-A526W, SM-A526U, SM-A526U1

SAR EU

1.05 W/kg (head) 1.42 W/kg (body)

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