Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
Brand: Samsung

$272Mid-Range2021

8.2

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 A52s 5G

Mid-Range

The Galaxy A52s 5G remains a standout mid-range device due to its balanced feature set. It offers a premium display experience and reliable performance for the price, though it lacks modern luxuries like wireless charging.

Hardware quality by category

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

Camera

7.5

Performance

7.8

Battery

7.5

Display

8.5

Build

7.0

Value

9.0

Strengths

Excellent 120Hz Super AMOLED display

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack

OIS-stabilized main camera

Great price-to-performance ratio

Expandable storage via microSD

Weaknesses

Plastic back construction

No wireless charging support

Shared SIM slot for microSD

Average charging speed

Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2021, September 01

Announced

2021, August 17

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 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, 102.0 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Adreno 642L

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

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

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 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@30/60fps

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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Ion 4500 mAh

Charging

25W wired

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

800 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-27.5 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 429675 (v8), 506432(v9)

GeekBench: 11060 (v4.4), 2801 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 113h

Misc

5 specs

SAR

0.72 W/kg (head)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 272.49 · price_original: 272.49

Colors

Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Purple, Awesome Mint

Models

SM-A528B, SM-A528B/DS, SM-A528N

SAR EU

0.88 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)

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Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

$272Mid-Range2021

8.2

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 A52s 5G

Mid-Range

Hardware quality by category

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

Camera

7.5

Performance

7.8

Battery

7.5

Display

8.5

Build

7.0

Value

9.0

Strengths

Excellent 120Hz Super AMOLED display

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack

OIS-stabilized main camera

Great price-to-performance ratio

Expandable storage via microSD

Weaknesses

Plastic back construction

No wireless charging support

Shared SIM slot for microSD

Average charging speed

Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2021, September 01

Announced

2021, August 17

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 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, 102.0 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Adreno 642L

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

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

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 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@30/60fps

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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Ion 4500 mAh

Charging

25W wired

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

800 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-27.5 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 429675 (v8), 506432(v9)

GeekBench: 11060 (v4.4), 2801 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 113h

Misc

5 specs

SAR

0.72 W/kg (head)

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 272.49 · price_original: 272.49

Colors

Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Purple, Awesome Mint

Models

SM-A528B, SM-A528B/DS, SM-A528N

SAR EU

0.88 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)

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