Apple iPhone 16 vs Samsung Galaxy A52
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Samsung Galaxy A52, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 170g vs 189g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3561mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1179x2556 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.4 % | 85 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | 99.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | 183 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 147.6 mm (5.81 in) | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) |
| Width | 71.6 mm (2.82 in) | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 170 g (6 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon 692 |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 618 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 384 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3283 | 641 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8094 | 1750 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28055 | n/a |
| CPU | 439113 | 135651 |
| GPU | 611111 | 73380 |
| Memory | 181791 | 71690 |
| UX | 348375 | 95511 |
| NanoReview Score | 1580390 | 376232 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 6 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 1039 |
| Writing score | n/a | 9328 |
| Web score | n/a | 7276 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6297 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7453 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8913 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 16 GB | 25.8 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 3561 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (35% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:42 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:44 h | 08:10 h |
| Video Playback | 18:09 h | 12:28 h |
| Games | 05:56 h | 04:57 h |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | 122 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | 116 | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 84 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 15 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 350 |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Apple iPhone 16:
The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
