Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A52 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Display

Size
5.6-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
75.60 %	84.79 %
Peak brightness
	800 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.3GHz Kryo 465 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Mali-G71	Adreno 618
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (14, 13, 12, 11), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

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
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	64 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm 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
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 429
In The Box
	Phone, Charger, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	Mar 17, 2021

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 22.7 GB
MSRP	€ 500

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

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