Samsung Galaxy A52 vs Samsung Galaxy S20
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A52 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Samsung Galaxy S20, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20
- Higher pixel density: 563ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 163g vs 189g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 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 |
8/128 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 | 6.2 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 407 ppi | 563 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 400 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85 % | 88.5 % |
| Features | Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.3 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 183 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 4.4 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) | 151.7 mm (5.97 in) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) | 69.1 mm (2.72 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 163 g (5.75 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Pink |
- Gray - Blue - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3020 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 | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 384 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 641 | 1139 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1750 | 3080 |
| CPU | 135651 | 206940 |
| GPU | 73380 | 180770 |
| Memory | 71690 | 136999 |
| UX | 95511 | 155352 |
| NanoReview Score | 376232 | 680061 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40.1 °C | 49.7 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 51 % |
| Graphics Test | 6 fps | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | 1039 | 4221 |
| Writing score | 9328 | 13300 |
| Web score | 7276 | 9221 |
| Video editing | 6297 | 6001 |
| Data manipulation | 7453 | 8487 |
| NanoReview Score | 8913 | 11213 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB - 8 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.0 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 25.8 GB | 20.1 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (35% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 75 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:10 h | 06:49 h |
| Video Playback | 12:28 h | 10:33 h |
| Games | 04:57 h | 04:30 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 69 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| 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 60 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: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX682 | Samsung S5K2LD |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 29 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 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 S5K2LA |
| 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 | 2592x3872 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| 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 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, 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 |
| 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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) |
| LTE category | 15 | 22 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2021 yr | February, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2021 yr | March, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 350 | 999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - 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 S20 the clear winner in this comparison.
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