Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Lighter design: 189g vs 218g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.83in
- Higher pixel density: 447ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1280x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 405 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 400 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 480 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 138.1 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 231 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 9 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 218 g (7.69 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 770 | MediaTek NPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 512 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 550 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 844 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1027 | 2733 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2966 | 8690 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 21093 |
| CPU | 202188 | 832309 |
| GPU | 138272 | 966427 |
| Memory | 96924 | 454998 |
| UX | 137283 | 576294 |
| NanoReview Score | 574666 | 2830028 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 47.9 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 98 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2462 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13764 | n/a |
| Web score | 10503 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7160 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 9270 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12076 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 26 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.0 | HyperOS 3.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:28 h | 0:52 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:27 h | 18:13 h |
| Video Playback | 12:42 h | 30:00 h |
| Games | 04:56 h | 11:54 h |
| Standby Mode | 116 h | 157 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| 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) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX682 | Omnivision Light Fusion 600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.95 (0.51) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | SmartSens SC821CS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 5184x3888 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM B3/B5/B8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 495 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 429 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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