Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.2 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 990, vs Samsung Galaxy A52 5G, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 750G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20
- Higher pixel density: 563ppi
- Lighter design: 163g vs 189g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | 8/128 GB | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 563 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5 % | 85 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | 98.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 242 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 8.5 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 in) | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) |
| Width | 69.1 mm (2.72 in) | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Gray - Blue - Red |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G |
| Max Frequency | 3020 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.2 (Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77)) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 694 |
| Graphics | Mali-G77 MP11 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU Cores | 704 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 550 MHz | 825 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS | 422.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1139 | 796 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3080 | 1994 |
| CPU | 206940 | 130047 |
| GPU | 180770 | 76323 |
| Memory | 136999 | 83905 |
| UX | 155352 | 106315 |
| NanoReview Score | 680061 | 396590 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 49.7 °C | 39.2 °C |
| Stability | 51 % | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | 25 fps | 6 fps |
| Graphics Score | 4221 | 1103 |
| Writing score | 13300 | 9710 |
| Web score | 9221 | 8163 |
| Video editing | 6001 | 7119 |
| Data manipulation | 8487 | 8393 |
| NanoReview Score | 11213 | 9390 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 20.1 GB | 26.5 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (100% in 75 min) | Yes (34% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 1:39 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:49 h | 07:25 h |
| Video Playback | 10:33 h | 12:31 h |
| Games | 04:30 h | 05:00 h |
| Standby Mode | 69 h | 110 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 64 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | n/a |
| Focal length | 29 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LA | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 60 |
| Preview | n/a | 61 |
| Zoom | n/a | 86 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 2592x3872 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| 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 * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 22 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February, 2020 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2020 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 450 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint 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 S20 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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