Samsung Galaxy J2 Core vs Samsung Galaxy A52 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A52
Samsung Galaxy J2 Core Samsung Galaxy A52
Released · Aug 24, 2018
Released · Mar 17, 2021
5.0-inch · 960x540px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
1GB · 8GB
6GB · 128GB
2600 mAh
4500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2018 Mar 17, 2021
MSRP
€ 429

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
143.4 x 72.1 x 8.99 mm
6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.43 oz (154.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.57% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.79% screen-to-body
Type
TFT Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm) Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.3GHz Kryo 465
6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1 Adreno 618
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
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

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 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
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
5 MP 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, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou 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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41 Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 1 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
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