Samsung Galaxy A52 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A52 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Manufactured in August, 2018with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 201g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 9
  • Higher pixel density: 514ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A52 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.5:9
Pixel density 407 ppi 514 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 400 nits 520 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 85 % 84 %
Features Always-On Display Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A52
792 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
657 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %144.6 %
PWM (Flicker)183 Hz227 Hz
Response time4.4 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.9 mm (6.3 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A52
85 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
84 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A52 and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.9 (Exynos M3)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 8 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 692 Yes
Graphics Adreno 618 Mali-G72 MP18
GPU Cores 256 324
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 572 MHz
FLOPS 384 GFLOPS 370.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A52
641
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A52
1750
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2026
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)641828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)17502026
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A52
376232
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
457443
CPU135651147238
GPU73380137906
Memory7169086902
UX9551185397
NanoReview Score376232457443
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A52
1039
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2333
Max Surface Temp.40.1 °C48.7 °C
Stability99 %95 %
Graphics Test6 fps13 fps
Graphics Score10392333
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A52
8913
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
6325
Writing score93286182
Web score72765312
Video editing62975462
Data manipulation74535867
NanoReview Score89136325

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1794 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 25.8 GB 19 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 One UI 2.5

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (35% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A52
22:27
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
19:26
Web Browsing08:10 h07:31 h
Video Playback12:28 h11:36 h
Games04:57 h05:01 h
Standby Mode122 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
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 (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX682Samsung SAK2L3
Sensor size1/1.71/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A52
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
107
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A52
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
94
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A52
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
103

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Samsung S5K3H1
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1440p at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 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/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1518
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A52
88.8 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
71.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr August, 2018 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr August, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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