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| Global Score | |
| 90.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-03-17 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 512 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 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A52 is better than the Galaxy A8 Star, having a general score of 90.7 against 82.1. The Samsung Galaxy A52 body is incredibly newer and just a little lighter, but a bit thicker than Galaxy A8 Star. The Galaxy A8 Star and Samsung Galaxy A52 count with very similar CPUs, both have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy A52 has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little bit larger display, a just a bit more pixels per display inch and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. The Galaxy A52 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A52 also counts with a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality and a camera with much more megapixels.
Samsung Galaxy A52 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that holds up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy A52 features better battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 22 percent bigger battery capacity.
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