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Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Galaxy A52

49 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A72
VS
46 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A52
Samsung Galaxy A72
Samsung Galaxy A52

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A72 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on March 17, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A52, which is powered by the same chip. 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 A72
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Shows 12% longer battery life (25:03 vs 22:27 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A72 and Galaxy A52 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)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
120.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
91.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A72
vs
Galaxy A52

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 393 ppi 407 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 85%
Display features - Always-On Display - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.7% 99.3%
PWM 367 Hz 183 Hz
Response time 4.8 ms 4.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A72 +4%
828 nits
Galaxy A52
797 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165 mm (6.5 inches) 159.9 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Pink White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A72 and Samsung Galaxy A52
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max clock 2300 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 8 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 692 Hexagon 692
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Adreno 618
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 750 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~384 GFLOPS ~384 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A72 and Samsung Galaxy A52
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A72 +3%
1783
Galaxy A52
1724
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1218 1221
Single-core score 741 738
Multi-core score 1783 1724
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A72
490745
Galaxy A52 +4%
508360
CPU 198248 202719
GPU 62252 48709
Memory 72853 88581
UX 157392 168351
Total score 490745 508360
Samples Less than 3 [12 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 313 313
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7747 8030
Video editing 6322 6295
Photo editing 17789 18039
Data manipulation 7745 7577
Writing score 9677 9464
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A72
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-29 -> tranxuantuGeekbench 6 GPU1049
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-29 -> tranxuantuGeekbench 6 CPU724 / 1692
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-29 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 GPU1218
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-29 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 CPU741 / 1783
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Samsung Galaxy A52
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (Itsorif)AnTuTu 11501313
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (Itsorif)AnTuTu 11497969
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Dovinge)AnTuTu 11509471
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (Rozr)AnTuTu 11492323
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-24 (Rikosol)AnTuTu 11470138
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM One UI 6.0 One UI 6.1
OS size 25.8 GB 25.8 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes (35% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:35 hr 08:10 hr
Watching video 13:14 hr 12:28 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 04:57 hr
Standby 144 hr 122 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A72 +12%
25:03 hr
Galaxy A52
22:27 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 9000 x 7000
Zoom Optical, 3x 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 (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 123Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX682
Sensor size 1/1.7" (β‰ˆ 0.59 inch) 1/1.7" (β‰ˆ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor Omnivision OV08A10 -
Sensor size 1/4.4" (β‰ˆ 0.23 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
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 60 -
Zoom 76 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A72 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 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 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- 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 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Active Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 15 15
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A72
88.9 dB
Galaxy A52
88.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2021 March 2021
Release date March 2021 March 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $450 $350
SAR (head) 0.23 W/kg 0.35 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.17 W/kg 0.84 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy A72. It has a better camera, performance, and battery life.

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