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| Global Score | |
| 90.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2021-03-17 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A52 is better than Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a score of 90.7 against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy A52's body has the same thickness than the Galaxy A8 (2018), but it is just a little bit heavier. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A52, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy A52 has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy A52 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy A52 has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Galaxy A52 counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50% larger battery size. Galaxy A52 features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way better video definition.
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