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Samsung Galaxy A52 5G vs Google Pixel 8

47 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
VS
69 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A52 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G) that was released on March 17, 2021, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 2 years and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (20:57 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1443K versus 448K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 83% higher peak brightness (1434 against 784 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 18W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G3
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A52 5G and Google Pixel 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 83% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A52 5G to Google Pixel 8 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, performance, and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A52 5G
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 405 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 400 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 85% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% 99.2%
PWM 250 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 2.8 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A52 5G
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A52 5G
784 nits
Pixel 8 +83%
1434 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Pink Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A52 5G
85%
Pixel 8 +2%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A52 5G and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Google Tensor G3
Max clock 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77)		 - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 3 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 8 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 694 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 256 896
GPU clock 800 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A52 5G and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A52 5G
796
Pixel 8 +116%
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A52 5G
1994
Pixel 8 +124%
4458
Single-core score 796 1722
Multi-core score 1994 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A52 5G
448186
Pixel 8 +222%
1443431
CPU 174482 535125
GPU 31639 387735
Memory 94636 186665
UX 147429 333906
Total score 448186 1443431
Samples Less than 3 [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 73%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 971
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 333 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8026 -
Video editing 6005 -
Photo editing 18898 -
Data manipulation 7369 -
Writing score 9555 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Erick Silva)AnTuTu 11599951
📘 2025-11-09 (Jayjay)AnTuTu 11448186
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Google Pixel 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik)AnTuTu 111515235
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch)AnTuTu 111515235
📘 2026-05-04 (reazz)AnTuTu 111356451
📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymennyAnTuTu 111446448
📘 2026-03-16 (Quan)AnTuTu 111479583
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 6.1 Stock Android
OS size 26.5 GB 14 GB
OS updates 2 years 7 years
Security updates 4 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (34% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:39 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:25 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 12:31 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 05:00 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 110 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A52 5G +7%
20:57 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX682 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Galaxy A52 5G
92
Pixel 8 +65%
152
Video quality
Galaxy A52 5G
72
Pixel 8 +106%
148
Generic main camera score
Galaxy A52 5G
88
Pixel 8 +68%
148
Bokeh 60 70
Preview 61 64
Zoom 86 129
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A52 5G from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A52 5G
89 dB
Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2021 October 2023
Release date March 2021 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $450 $699
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Google Pixel 10
SAR (head) 1.05 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.42 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 8 is definitely a better buy.

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