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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| 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 | Awesome Black, Awesome Mint, Awesome Violet and Awesome White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| 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 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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
The Galaxy A52s is way better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having a global score of 91.1 against 72.8. Galaxy A52s's design is a lot newer, but a little heavier and thicker than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016). Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS, but the Galaxy A52s has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Galaxy A52s has just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a bit bigger screen and a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy A52s features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A52s also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A52s takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a back camera with a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution, a lot higher video definition and a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and videos. The Galaxy A52s has a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
Galaxy A52s has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 36 percent greater battery size.
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