Samsung Galaxy A52 vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€429	$449

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.79% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.4 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 618	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13, 12, 11)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3313
3D Mark High
Untested	1620
3D Mark Low
Untested	1011

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 53min

Browsing

12h 36min

Video

8h 30min

Gaming

9h 42min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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