Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A52 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2018	Mar 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€429

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm	6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.79% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 618
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast 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
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm	64 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.9" Pixel size: 1 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 18, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

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