Honor 8C vs Samsung Galaxy A52 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 29, 2018	Mar 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€429

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 158.72 x 75.94 x 7.98 mm	6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 81.13% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.79% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 269 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.4 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250	Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 53min

Browsing

12h 36min

Video

8h 30min

Gaming

9h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	64 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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