The best-selling phone on the market last year was a Samsung phone, but it wasn't the company's flagship Galaxy S20 or Note 20 series. Conversely, the Galaxy A51 was the best-selling Android smartphone of 2020, with 11.4 million units sold.
Design
From the outside, the Galaxy A52 5G looks similar to the Galaxy S series. Interestingly, the A52 looks more like the Galaxy S20 FE and Note 20 than Samsung's Galaxy S21 .
A 6.5-inch 1080p panel with a hole-punch camera on the front, and the screen is made of Corning Gorilla Glass 5, which provides adequate protection against scratches.
On the back, the plastic has the same matte finish and soft-touch feel as the base model Galaxy S21, and it feels great to hold.
The back camera module looks similar to the Galaxy S20 FE, with the S21 series using its metal frame to blend the camera module with the rest of the phone, similarly the A 52's camera module is separate from the rest of the back panel. The seams are fused, almost like a single piece.
The sides of the Galaxy A52 are made of plastic with a mirrored look that makes it look more like metal.
While many will consider the plastic to be textureless, we think Samsung made the right design call with this phone.
Compared to the S21, the A52 is a larger phone and feels lighter when you pick it up, in fact, it's 20 grams heavier.
Larger phones can sometimes feel bulky due to size and weight, but the A52's plastic construction feels like a smaller device while also getting a larger battery and display.
Display
The Galaxy A52 has the best screen among mid-range phones, and like the Galaxy S21 and S21+, the Galaxy A52 comes with a 6.5-inch, 1080p, 120Hz display. This screen size sits between the S21 (6.1 inches) and S21+ (6.7 inches), with the same 1080 x 2400 resolution as both flagship devices. The only differences between the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy S21 are the display brightness and bezels.
The A52 has a maximum peak brightness of 800 nits, while the S21 can hit 1300 nits, which is noticeable in real-world use when compared side by side.
Just like the S21 series, the hole punch on the A52 is centered, but the A52 has larger bezels than the S21, but the most noticeable thing is the A52's very prominent chin.
At the end of the day, it seems unnecessary to compare the A52 and S21. The two devices have a slight difference in display quality. If you end up choosing the A52, you will not be disappointed. The display of the Galaxy A52 is responsive and vibrant. , and has the Samsung expertise that most people love. Arguably, the Galaxy A52 has one of the best displays in this price range.
Camera
When it comes to cameras, we think Samsung has balanced the price range with excellent camera specifications. Galaxy A52 is equipped with a 64-megapixel main lens + a 12-megapixel ultra-high-definition camera. Wide-angle lens + 5-megapixel depth-of-field lens + 5-megapixel macro lens, and a 32-megapixel selfie camera.
The camera’s main lens retains more details in images even in low light, it is also stabilized with OIS, and the Galaxy A52’s video shooting is second only to the iPhone SE (2020) Or Pixel 4A.
The performance of the selfie camera is also relatively good, but due to the face smoothing function of the front camera, some unnatural photos sometimes appear.
When it comes to ultra-wide angle, it lacks the performance of flagship models, especially in terms of color. Give it plenty of light and the sensor performs well, but in darker or worse environments, It can't keep up. The difference in HDR, color, and detail compared to a standard wide-angle camera is very noticeable.
The depth of field lens and macro lens do not perform well. The depth of field lens is said to improve portrait mode. The focal length difference between the macro lens and the wide angle lens is very small. If you use the main lens, you will get clearer and sharper images. Detailed images.
Performance and Battery Life
In terms of performance, the Galaxy A52 isn't as fast as the likes of the iPhone SE (2020) or Galaxy S20 FE, but the Snapdragon 720G ensures that this phone is at least It lasts 2-3 years, and for the vast majority of people, that's enough. The device comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is a great spec at this price point.
In day-to-day use, the Galaxy A52 just feels a beat or two slower than the Galaxy S21, but the high refresh rate display and RAM will ensure the device stays relatively snappy for a while.
Two things that plague the A52's usability are its slow in-display fingerprint scanner and subpar vibration motor. For some reason, the A52's optical fingerprint scanner is slow compared to scanners on other mid-range phones, taking a second or two to log you into the phone.
The vibration motor is another shortcoming of the unit, with the A52's vibration feeling loose and jittery compared to the S21's.
However, when it comes to battery life, if you want a phone that lasts two days on a charge, the A52 is probably the best option in this price range. Samsung packed a large 4500mAh battery into this phone, and with a 1080p display and lower-wattage processor, even with all the power-hungry features like maximum brightness and 120Hz enabled, it still took us a full day to get through this phone. The phone's battery is exhausted.
The flagship phone among mid-range mobile phones
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy A52 is relatively good in terms of design, display, camera, performance and battery life. Although the smartphone is worse than the Galaxy S21, the market positioning of the two is different. One is a flagship model and the other is a mid-range model. We believe that the Samsung Galaxy A52 will break the sales of the previous generation model and become a mid-range model. The flagship phone among high-end mobile phones.
The price of Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is 2,599 yuan, which is worth buying.