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| Global Score | |
| 91.3 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-03-19 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A52 5G is a bit better than the Galaxy M21, getting a 91.3 score against 84.1. Galaxy A52 5G's construction is newer and a little bit thinner, but a little bit heavier than the Galaxy M21. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A52 5G has a more recent 12 version and Galaxy M21 has Android 11, so it gives a couple nice extra features and increased performance.
Galaxy M21 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A52 5G, although it has a bit less pixels per display inch, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit smaller display. Galaxy M21's CPU is just as good as the Galaxy A52 5G one, and although the Galaxy M21 has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A52 5G has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A52 5G also has a bigger aperture, a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a back facing camera with much more MP.
Galaxy A52 5G has a very superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has more internal memory and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy M21 counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A52 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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