Samsung Galaxy A52 5G vs Realme 16 Pro Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A52 5G Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 750G, vs Realme 16 Pro Plus, Manufactured in January, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
- Lighter design: 189g vs 198g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Realme 16 Pro Plus
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 453ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1280x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 405 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 400 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 98.6 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 250 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) | 162.5 mm (6.4 in) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) | 76.3 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP69 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Eco Leather |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Pink |
- Gold - Gray - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.2 (Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77)) |
- 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)) - 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 694 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 512 |
| GPU Frequency | 825 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 422.4 GFLOPS | 1177.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 796 | 1374 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1994 | 4363 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 7820 |
| CPU | 130047 | 517565 |
| GPU | 76323 | 323371 |
| Memory | 83905 | 223419 |
| UX | 106315 | 371849 |
| NanoReview Score | 396590 | 1436204 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 99 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 6 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 1103 | n/a |
| Writing score | 9710 | n/a |
| Web score | 8163 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7119 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 8393 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 9390 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 26.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | Realme UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (34% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:39 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:25 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:31 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:00 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 110 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 116 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 2.8 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX682 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.5 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 28 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Sensor | n/a | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/4 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 60 | n/a |
| Preview | 61 | n/a |
| Zoom | 86 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.88 (0.35) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.61 μm |
| Autofocus | No | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| 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 | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | n/a |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2021 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 450 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 16 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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