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Samsung Galaxy A52

Samsung Galaxy A52
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  • Released 2021, March 26
    189g, 8.4mm thickness
    Android 11, up to Android 14, One UI 6.1
    128GB/256GB storage, microSDXC
  • 12% 11,585,051 hits
  • 653 Become a fan
  • 6.5"
    1080x2400 pixels
  • 64MP
    2160p
  • 4-8GB RAM
    Snapdragon 720G
  • 4500mAh
    25W
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Not to be confused with Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Also known as Samsung Galaxy A52 4G

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch Announced 2021, March 17
Status Available. Released 2021, March 26
Body Dimensions 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm (6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display Type Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Size 6.5 inches, 101.0 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~407 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver)
GPU Adreno 618
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Main Camera Quad 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Selfie camera Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
 Virtual proximity sensing
Battery Type Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging 25W wired, 50% in 30 min
Misc Colors Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Models SM-A525F, SM-A525F/DS, SM-A525M, SM-A525M/DS
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
Price C$ 699.00 / £ 89.99 / € 115.37
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 261282 (v8)
GeekBench: 5865 (v4.4), 1577 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 794 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.0 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 105h

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Samsung Galaxy A52 review

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Samsung Galaxy A52 - user opinions and reviews

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  • Anon
  • 6Qf
  • 11 May 2025

This phone when launched was way ahead of its game. But A series now specially the a5x series is a waste of money

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  • mak
  • Mv2
  • 09 May 2025

its a very good phone all Samsung a5 series are same

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  • AsagiX
  • IWb
  • 08 May 2025

Am I'm the only one thinking this was one of the best budget midrange phone Samsung ever created (despite back cover detached issue)? Very very very rare hang, no green line issue, if any issue or bug only very small and very rarely to happens. ...

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