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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 90.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-09-22 | 2021-03-17 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A52 is a bit better than iPhone 8, with a general score of 90.7 against 85. Although Samsung Galaxy A52 is way newer than the iPhone 8, it is notably heavier and thicker. IPhone 8 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A52, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A52, although it has a way worse 750 x 1334px resolution, a little worse pixels amount per inch in the display and a really smaller display. Galaxy A52 features a better camera than iPhone 8, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A52 also counts with a way bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back-facing camera with a lot better 64 MP resolution.
The Galaxy A52 counts with a bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy A52 has a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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