Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs Galaxy A52
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A52, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G and came out 2 years 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 A54 5G
- 53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (779K versus 508K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (982 against 798 nits)
- The phone is 2 years newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.8% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 99.3% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | 183 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 692 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~384 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3003 | 1221 |
| Single-core score | 1009 | 738 |
| Multi-core score | 2865 | 1724 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 320379 | 202719 |
| GPU | 91502 | 48709 |
| Memory | 118771 | 88581 |
| UX | 248788 | 168351 |
| Total score | 779380 | 508360 |
| Samples | [28 tests] | [12 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 278 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 808 | 313 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11039 | 8030 |
| Video editing | 7267 | 6295 |
| Photo editing | 25604 | 18039 |
| Data manipulation | 9921 | 7577 |
| Writing score | 15745 | 9464 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltails | GeekBench CPU | 1027 / 3015 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltails | AnTuTu | 811942 |
| 📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus) | AnTuTu | 779380 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 (SParkle) | AnTuTu | 792970 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (denckk) | AnTuTu | 795129 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 28 GB | 25.8 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (35% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 08:10 hr |
| Watching video | 14:16 hr | 12:28 hr |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | 04:57 hr |
| Standby | 106 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 53 | - |
| Zoom | 79 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 15 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | March 2021 |
| Release date | March 2023 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $490 | $350 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.69 W/kg | 0.35 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | 0.84 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*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 Samsung Galaxy A54 5G is definitely a better buy.
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