Samsung Galaxy M52 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

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Samsung Galaxy S23

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Samsung Galaxy M52 5G or Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy M52 5G Samsung Galaxy S23
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Release date 2021, September 24 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.2 x 76.4 x 7.4 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 3.01 in 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in
Weight 173 g | 6.1 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Icy Blue, Blazing Black, White Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 380 EUR 950 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Plus Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.1" in
Screen area 108.4 cm2 90.1 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.4% 86.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 425 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - 120Hz - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1200 nits (HBM)
-1750 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 133
DxOMark Photo 129
DxOMark Video 137
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 642L Adreno 740
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 528244 1484787
Antutu 10 CPU 177393 369395
Antutu 10 GPU 138694 583300
Antutu 10 Mem 89402 270880
Antutu 10 UX 177393 369395
Antutu 9 Total 503698 1250123
GeekBench 6 Single Core 883 1854
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2695 4901
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1887 8397
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2267 6233
GeekBench 5 Single Core 679 1380
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2584 4870

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 25W

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA)
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance

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