Samsung Galaxy A52 vs Motorola Defy (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	Jun 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€429	€329

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm	6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches 169.8 x 78.2 x 10.9 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	8.18 oz / 232.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Splash; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue	Forged Green, Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.79% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.4 (Good)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 618	Adreno 610
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (14, 13, 12, 11)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 53min

Browsing

12h 36min

Video

8h 30min

Gaming

9h 42min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple 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	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 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	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB