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BatteryThe Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is a high-end smartphone that sits just behind the A72 5G in the South Korean manufacturer’s more affordable A-series lineup. It features an FHD+ 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display and a 4500 mAh battery with 25W super-fast charging. The Android OS is powered by an octa-core processor with 6GB RAM, and there’s 128 GB of internal storage that’s expandable to 1 TB via Micro SD. The handset is also IP67 rated for water and dust resistance.
For photography, the device features a quad rear camera including a 64 MP primary module and a 12 MP ultra-wide. A 5 MP macro and 5 MP depth sensor for bokeh simulation complete the shooting options. Let’s see how the device performs in our DXOMARK Camera tests.
Key camera specifications:
- Primary: 64 MP, 81° field of view, f/1.8-aperture lens, OIS
- Ultra-wide: 12 MP, 123° field of view, f/2.2-aperture lens
- Macro: 5 MP, f/2.4-aperture lens
- Depth: 5 MP, f/2.4-aperture lens
- Video: 2160p/30 fps
About DXOMARK Camera tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone camera reviews, DXOMARK engineers capture and evaluate over 3000 test images and more than 2.5 hours of video both in controlled lab environments and in natural indoor and outdoor scenes, using the camera’s default settings. This article is designed to highlight the most important results of our testing. For more information about the DXOMARK Camera test protocol, click here. More details on how we score smartphone cameras are available here.
Test summary
Scoring
Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Use cases & Conditions
Use case scores indicate the product performance in specific situations. They are not included in the overall score calculations.
Outdoor
Photos & videos shot in bright light conditions (≥1000 lux)
Indoor
Photos & videos shot in good lighting conditions (≥100lux)
Lowlight
Photos & videos shot in low lighting conditions (<100 lux)
Friends & Family
Portrait and group photo & videos
165th
26th
Pros
- Accurate target exposure in evenly lit photos and videos
- Vivid color in indoor and outdoor photos
- Good representation of detail and noise in preview
- High detail in outdoor photos
- Accurate depth estimation and pleasant effect in bokeh photos
- Well-controlled noise in outdoor and indoor videos
- Accurate white balance and color rendering in outdoor videos
Cons
- High noise in low-light photos
- Exposure instabilities in videos
- Autofocus failures and instabilities in photos and videos
- Low exposure in flash-off photos
- Low detail and high noise in zoom photos
- Underexposed night portraits
- Stabilization errors in walking videos
Achieving an overall score of 102, the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G displays a notable improvement in image quality compared to its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G (87 points). That’s a comparable result to similarly-spec’d devices such as the Apple iPhone SE at 103 and the Oppo Find X2 Neo at 105, but the Samsung device lags a little behind the more performance- vs price-oriented OnePlus Nord at 108.
The A52 5G boasts excellent performance outdoors, where sharp, bright and colorful images helped it on its way to a Photo score of 107. Weaknesses are more evident indoors or under low-light conditions, however, where lower detail, color casts, and focusing issues can undermine the user experience.
The device’s combined Zoom score of 56 doesn’t set the world on fire either, but it’s a solid result for a device lacking a tele-lens. The ultra-wide camera is a nice asset, boasting one of the widest fields of view available in this price bracket, with wide images holding on to more detail than we saw on the A51 5G.
Its Video score of 90 is a little behind the iPhone SE at 105, the Oppo Find X2 Neo at 97, and OnePlus Nord at 92. Again, outdoors is where you’ll get the most out of the Samsung A52 5G’s video, with bright-light movies displaying nice target exposure and color rendering. Video dynamic range is limited, though, and in lower light some color instabilities and focusing issues are evident.
In summary, if you’re after a more price-conscious handset from the Samsung brand, you can be assured of some high-quality photos and videos when shooting outdoors with the A52 5G.
Below you can find a detailed analysis and image samples for all Photo, Zoom, and Video sub-attributes, as well as a comparison with one of the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s competitors, the Nokia 8.3 5G, as well as with its predecessor, the A51 5G.
Photo
The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G achieves a Photo score of 107. In this section, we take a closer look at each sub-attribute and compare image quality against competitors.
Exposure and Contrast
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
88
111
In these tests we analyze target exposure, contrast, and dynamic range, including repeatability across a series of images. Tests are undertaken in a wide range of light conditions, including backlit scenes and low light down to 1 lux. The score is derived from a number of objective measurements in the lab and perceptual analysis of real-life images.
These samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s exposure performance in an outdoor scene compared to the competition.
Color
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
93
107
In these tests we analyze color rendering, skin tones, white balance, and color shading, including repeatability across a series of images. The score is derived from a number of objective measurements in the lab and perceptual analysis of real-life images.
These samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s color performance under indoor light compared to the competition.
Autofocus
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
81
109
In these tests we analyze autofocus accuracy and shooting time, including repeatability, in the lab. We test focus failures, depth of field, and tracking of moving subjects using perceptual analysis of real-life images.
This graph shows the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s autofocus performance in the lab at a light level of 1000 lux and a simulated dynamic range of 7 EV.
In these tests we analyze texture on faces and objects, including objects in motion, in a range of light conditions, using several lab test setups and perceptual analysis of real-life images.
These samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s texture performance in outdoor lighting compared to the competition.
Noise
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
55
102
In these tests we analyze noise on faces and objects, including objects in motion, in a range of light conditions, using several lab test setups and perceptual analysis of real-life images.
These samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s noise performance in low light compared to the competition.
Bokeh
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
60
80
For these tests we switch to the camera’s bokeh or portrait mode and analyze depth estimation, bokeh shape, blur gradient, and repeatability, as well as all other general image quality attributes mentioned above. The score is derived from perceptual analysis of real-life images.
These samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s bokeh simulation in outdoor conditions compared to the competition.
Night
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
21
82
In these tests we shoot a selection of images in pitch-black darkness as well as with city lights in the background providing some illumination. We shoot sample images with the camera at default settings in both flash-auto and flash-off modes. We analyze all image quality attributes, but we pay particular attention to exposure, autofocus, and color. We do not test night modes that have to be activated manually.
These samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s night performance in flash-off mode compared to the competition.
Artifacts
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
63
77
In these tests we check images for optical artifacts such as vignetting, flare, lens softness in the corner, distortion, and chromatic aberrations, as well as for processing artifacts such as ghosting and fusion errors, hue shift, and ringing.
This sample shows artifacts including ringing and over-sharpening of fine details.
Preview
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
59
80
In these tests we analyze the image quality of the preview image and the differences between preview images and captured images, particularly in terms of exposure, dynamic range, and bokeh effect. We also check the smoothness of the field-of-view changes in the preview image when zooming with both buttons or when using the pinch-zoom gesture.
These samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s preview performance for a high-contrast scene.
Zoom
The Zoom score includes the tele and wide sub-scores. In this section, we take a closer look at how these sub-scores were achieved and compare zoom image quality against competitors.
The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G achieves a Zoom score of 56.
Wide
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
43
58
In these tests we analyze the performance of the ultra-wide camera at several focal lengths from 12 to 20 mm. We look at all image quality attributes, but we pay particular attention to such artifacts as chromatic aberrations, lens softness, and distortion.
These samples show the performance of the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s ultra-wide camera in daylight conditions compared to the competition.
Tele
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
64
140
In these tests we analyze all image quality attributes at focal lengths from approximately 40 to 300 mm, paying particular attention to texture and detail. The score is derived from a number of objective measurements in the lab and perceptual analysis of real-life images.
These samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s and its competitors’ tele performance outdoors using a close-range zoom setting.
Video
In our Video tests we analyze the same image quality attributes as for still images, such as exposure, color, texture or noise, but we also include such temporal aspects as speed, and smoothness and stability of exposure, white balance, and autofocus transitions.
The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G achieves a Video score of 90; in this section, we take a closer look at its sub-scores and compare its video image quality against competitors.
NOTE: Although the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G can record video at 4K resolution, stabilization is not available at this setting. We therefore recorded test samples at 1080p resolution in order to maximize overall video quality.
Exposure and Contrast
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
80
118
This graph shows the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s video exposure measurements in the lab compared to its competitors.
Color
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
92
107
These video stills show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s video color in outdoor light compared to the competition.
Autofocus
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
63
109
This sample clip shows the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s video autofocus performance in low light.
Texture
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
61
99
These video samples show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s video texture performance in outdoor conditions.
Noise
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
93
105
These video stills show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s video noise performance in low light compared to competitors.
Artifacts
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
66
85
For video artifacts, we check for the same kinds of artifacts mentioned in the Photo section, along with such video-specific artifacts as frame rate variation in different light conditions, judder effect, and moving artifacts (artifacts such as aliasing, color quantization, and flare can often be more intrusive when moving than in a still image).
This still from video shows ringing in outdoor conditions.
Stabilization
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
85
103
In these tests we analyze residual motion when handholding the camera during recording, as well as when walking and running with the camera. We also look for stabilization artifacts such as jello effect, sharpness differences between frames, and frame shift (abrupt changes of framing).
These sample clips show the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G’s video stabilization under indoor conditions compared to the competition.
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