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Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G
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  • Released 2021, October 03
    173g, 7.4mm thickness
    Android 11, up to Android 13, One UI 5.1
    128GB storage, microSDXC
  • 0.9% 4,441,386 hits
  • 330 Become a fan
  • 6.7"
    1080x2400 pixels
  • 64MP
    2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM
    Snapdragon 778G 5G
  • 5000mAh
    25W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch Announced 2021, September 24
Status Available. Released 2021, October 03
Body Dimensions 164.2 x 76.4 x 7.4 mm (6.46 x 3.01 x 0.29 in)
Weight 173 g (6.10 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED Plus, 120Hz
Size 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~86.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 642L
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Main Camera Triple 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97", 0.7um, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP (macro)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Selfie camera Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio Unspecified
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging 25W wired
Misc Colors Icy Blue, Blazing Black, White
Models SM-M526BR, SM-M526BR/DS, SM-M526B, SM-M526B/DS
SAR EU 0.79 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)    
Price About 300 EUR
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 504424 (v9)
GeekBench: 2796 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 777 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -30.0 LUFS (Average)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 123h

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Samsung Galaxy M52 5G review

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There are no less than four Samsung Galaxy *52 models, and we've already covered the three ones in the A series. On our quest to exhaust that list, we'll now be showing you the Galaxy M52 5G - a...

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Samsung Galaxy M52 5G - user opinions and reviews

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  • aalhashim49
  • 3@e
  • 06 Aug 2026

Hey Andrei, I totally get your frustration. The Snapdragon 778G is a beast and could easily run Android 15 or 16 without any issues.The real problem isn't the hardware, it's just Samsung’s old update policy:The Old Rule: When the M52 5G cam...

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  • David Blue
  • PRW
  • 03 May 2026

Android 13 is actually the most stable android version I've ever used so don't worry about it

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  • EUGZX
  • 0Up
  • 18 Apr 2026

I Changed to my old M52 5G 6/128, despite having only Android 13 and no security patches since 2025, is the phone that appears when you search for smoothness. I use it with legacy software instead of custom roms, because Samsung phones can't use...

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