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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 91.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12, 11 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2021-03-19 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A52 5G is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having a 91.3 score against 72.8. Both phones in this review work with Android operating system, but Galaxy A52 5G has the older 12 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Even though the Galaxy A52 5G is a lot newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier.
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G counts with a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a little larger display, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a bit more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A52 5G counts with a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy A52 5G has a bit better processor than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A52 5G also has a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G has a greater camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger aperture, a lot higher (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G has longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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