Samsung Galaxy A52 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A52 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on March 17, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 12 Pro, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52
- Comes with 1685 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 2815 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Shows 14% longer battery life (22:27 vs 19:45 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1328K versus 508K)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- 13% higher pixel density (460 vs 407 PPI)
- 2.9x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2160 and 738 points
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 407 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 183 Hz | 277 Hz |
| Response time | 4.4 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A52
6.5″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
iPhone 12 Pro
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 692 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1221 | 16822 |
| Single-core score | 738 | 2160 |
| Multi-core score | 1724 | 5104 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 202719 | 372871 |
| GPU | 48709 | 322471 |
| Memory | 88581 | 168174 |
| UX | 168351 | 464616 |
| Total score | 508360 | 1328132 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2668 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 313 | 2149 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8030 | - |
| Video editing | 6295 | - |
| Photo editing | 18039 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7577 | - |
| Writing score | 9464 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A52
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-23 (Itsorif) | AnTuTu | 501313 |
| 📘 2026-06-07 (Itsorif) | AnTuTu | 497969 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (Dovinge) | AnTuTu | 509471 |
| 📘 2026-05-31 (Rozr) | AnTuTu | 492323 |
| 📘 2026-03-24 (Rikosol) | AnTuTu | 470138 |
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-29 (Kirillkryt) | AnTuTu | 1284629 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 -> FoolishJevinTECH | AnTuTu | 1378105 |
| 📘 2026-05-31 (Cour27) | AnTuTu | 1340740 |
| 📘 2026-04-21 (PANDUSHA LOVER) | AnTuTu | 1236057 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 (Flaffer) | AnTuTu | 1341072 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 25.8 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (35% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:10 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Watching video | 12:28 hr | 12:00 hr |
| Gaming | 04:57 hr | 04:33 hr |
| Standby | 122 hr | 101 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| 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 (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX682 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 77 |
| Zoom | - | 111 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 127 |
| Video | - | 140 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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* | 15 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2021 | October 2020 |
| Release date | March 2021 | October 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $1000 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.35 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.84 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*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 Apple iPhone 12 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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