Samsung Galaxy A52 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A52 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Manufactured in August, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52
- Lighter design: 189g vs 208g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 496ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 407 ppi | 496 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 400 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85 % | 91.8 % |
| Features | Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.3 % | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 183 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 4.4 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) | 164.8 mm (6.49 in) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Pink |
- White - Black - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 692 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 384 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 641 | 1173 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1750 | 3168 |
| CPU | 135651 | 207699 |
| GPU | 73380 | 247886 |
| Memory | 71690 | 144292 |
| UX | 95511 | 165504 |
| NanoReview Score | 376232 | 765381 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40.1 °C | 37.3 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 49 % |
| Graphics Test | 6 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 1039 | 4250 |
| Writing score | 9328 | 12145 |
| Web score | 7276 | 8848 |
| Video editing | 6297 | 6906 |
| Data manipulation | 7453 | 8762 |
| NanoReview Score | 8913 | 10807 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | n/a |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 25.8 GB | 34.7 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (35% in 30 min) | Yes (43% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | 1:20 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:10 h | 07:27 h |
| Video Playback | 12:28 h | 12:33 h |
| Games | 04:57 h | 05:16 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 81 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX682 | Samsung Bright S5KHM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 103 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3M5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K2L3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 15 | 20 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2021 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 350 | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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