Samsung Galaxy A52s long-term review
- RishiGuru
- utg
- 26 Jun 2022
Pedz, 26 Jun 2022I have my a52s for 6 7 months now and its strange u say its... moreSamsung Galaxy A52s is indeed a great phone. What is more important is at INR25.5K ($330, €315) it poses a great value, a rarity among Samsung devices.
The more I use the phone, more I fall in love with it. And I am no Sammy fanboy, quite opposite actually. A smartphone needs to get the basics right, to me every phone needs to have great call quality, reception quality. This is where I find my A52s excels, as the earpiece is loud and clear while taking calls. Not only does it supports dual SIM 4G VoLTE, it also have support for 12 (5G) bands with the most important N78 band included in the list. The only gripe is the phone supports single SIM 5G as other runs on 4G. However I am least bothered as it will take another 3 years in my country to start 5G. The phone has excellent 4G carrier aggregation support which is more important to me as of now.
And we should not forget in two aspects A52s has no competition, first the image quality that is coming out of the Samsung ISOCELL GW1 (64 MP) main sensor coupled with OIS. Ofcourse Samsung image processing and color science is adding a lot of magic in it. Second, it is rated IP67 for water and dust resistance. An absolute rarity at this price bracket. I now have the peace of mind as a light drizzle will not make my phone dead.
The trump card of the entire A52s package is undoubtedly the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC built on latest 6nm TSMC nodes. Its performance comes very close to that of an Snapdragon flagship 8-series chip like Snapdragon 860. The other aspect of 778G is it runs super cool. To run a highly customized heavy skin like OneUI over Android 12 you need ample amount of performance which 778G provides with ease coupled with 8GB of RAM. To me for the current OneUI 4.1 you need at least Snapdragon 750G with 8G RAM to provide that butter smooth feeling. Anything less and you feel slight stutters in OneUI.
I hate TWS replacing the wired headphones, because TWS is technically incapable of reproducing the sound quality of a high quality wired earphones. Unfortunately even the $400 Samsung S20 FE 5G lacked the headphone jack. The bright Samsung AMOLED HDR10+ certified display of A52s is gorgeous and so are the stereo speakers. However the display has screen flickering issue, may cause headaches under low light conditions. Performance and fluidity of OneUI 4.1 @ 120Hz refresh rate is a joy to use. I truly love the software experience provided by this phone and how fluid and stutter free the powerful SD778G is keeping it. You get premium features like Knox security and secure folder too which are good add ons.
So in the end I will reiterate, and this comes from the mouth of a prior Samsung hater, that A52s is a fantastic phone for its price, perhaps the best Samsung phone to ever adorn the A series tag.
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- Hi gsmarena
- arT
- 26 Jun 2022
This A52s or Realme 9 pro+ with pros and cons?
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- mt4
- 26 Jun 2022
rizki1, 26 Jun 2022what samsung device for around $100 get 3 years updates? Re... moreDo you research before leaving an useless comment.
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- 26 Jun 2022
Cortex, 26 Jun 2022👍 I am ought a Samsung galaxy 52S in Nov 2021. In April 2022 it stopped picking network. The phone is still under warranty and Samsung told me to take it to certain shops for attention. The first place had it for 6 weeks and failed. Samsung then told me to take it to a second place. It is there for 2 weeks now but still not repaired.
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- Pedz
- M8B
- 26 Jun 2022
MRSTEK, 26 Jun 2022I've tried my friend's A52s and can't help t... moreI cant agree more.
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- Pedz
- M8B
- 26 Jun 2022
I think a galaxy s22 with a snap 778g would be THE phone for me. Like or reply if u agree
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- rizki1
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- 26 Jun 2022
AnonD-1033007, 26 Jun 2022Let them praise Xiaomi. I don't understand people, why... morewhat samsung device for around $100 get 3 years updates? Redmi 9 get 3 years updates.
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- 26 Jun 2022
AnonD-1033007, 26 Jun 2022Let them praise Xiaomi. I don't understand people, why... moreI mosly agree
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- Pedz
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- 26 Jun 2022
rizki1, 26 Jun 2022"I consider myself a professional in recommending phon... moreI dont post comments much and i dont lie i do been checking for almost 10 years. I never felt the need to register for reading news.
I didnt compare the poco to my galaxy i just said if this a52s is a buggy phone then what is that poco?!
Overall i think if u buy a phone for its camera buy an iphone no doubt.
If u are like me who dont care that much about the camera, the a52s will satisfy all ur needs. It charges quick enough with 25w adapter. It lasts me all day and even more. It has a fantastic display. The speakers are good enough. It handles games like a boss. And it’s reasonably compact in comparison to the ultras out there.
Im not a frickin fanboy or something. I genuinely love this phone. I cant name a better phone in this price range. Keep in mind that Chinese phones maybe cheaper but they dont have the best software and software support.
Good day mate
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- AnonD-1033007
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- 26 Jun 2022
Munem, 26 Jun 2022Don't live under the rock. A52S is now even 250 euros.... moreLet them praise Xiaomi. I don't understand people, why are they so obsessed with a company that doesn't even send regular updates, can't focus on a software, launching 150 devices per month and having big numbers on paper but those numbers are nothing compared to real life experience 🤷🏻♂️
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- AnonD-1033007
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- 26 Jun 2022
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2022within this price range,.. even cheaper.. u can get poco f3... moreYeah and yet they have a large counts of bugs with those ,,flagship" performance.
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- Yuba
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- 26 Jun 2022
This phone is really good.. Its thickness makes me a little dissapoint..
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- rizki1
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- 26 Jun 2022
Munem, 26 Jun 2022Don't live under the rock. A52S is now even 250 euros.... morethat's launch price in Europe, you called A52s is cheaper and X3 NFC is going cheaper as well. over €200 price different, is it fair to compare or not? In early bird you can buy X3 NFC for just €200.
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- 26 Jun 2022
rizki1, 26 Jun 2022"I consider myself a professional in recommending phon... moreDon't live under the rock. A52S is now even 250 euros. New in the box with warranty.
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- Cortex
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- 26 Jun 2022
AnonD-1033007, 25 Jun 2022Well my experience is completely different from what GSMare... more👍
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- rizki1
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- 26 Jun 2022
Pedz, 26 Jun 2022I have my a52s for 6 7 months now and its strange u say its... more"I consider myself a professional in recommending phones"
very nice your comparing €230 (X3 NFC) with €450 (A52s) that's VERY FAIR comparison isn't it?
10 years in this web but never though to registering an account? what an anonymous is this. How people or me trust to you?
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- 26 Jun 2022
Pedz, 26 Jun 2022I have my a52s for 6 7 months now and its strange u say its... moreI can agree to you but it is only limited to normal or office users.
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- 26 Jun 2022
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2022within this price range,.. even cheaper.. u can get poco f3... morewith a crappy camera without OIS and poor software update support, I don't get these obession for super fast processors when a phone will be supported for two years vs Samsung's 4... snapdragon 778 is fast enough for many people
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- 26 Jun 2022
This was and is the best A series phone ever.
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- Anonymous
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- 26 Jun 2022
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2022within this price range,.. even cheaper.. u can get poco f3... morePersonal opinion, but OneUI is much better than MIUI, more optimized and smoother