Samsung Galaxy A73 5G vs A52s 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A73 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, which is powered by the same chip and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and A52s 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
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4 / 128 GB
88.4
(Very good)
Value Index
303.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 393 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87% 85%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 138.1%
PWM - 231 Hz
Response time - 9 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) 159.9 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 75.1 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Green White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 512 512
GPU clock 550 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
2487
Compute Score (GPU) 2149 2487
Single-core score 1016 1021
Multi-core score 2829 2969
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
737242
758767
CPU 313621 313434
GPU 99691 100484
Memory 124102 135397
UX 199828 209450
Total score 737242 758767
Samples [9 tests] [17 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 223 225
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 686 685
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12464
Web score 10894 11369
Video editing 7273 7181
Photo editing 26058 25824
Data manipulation 9082 9429
Writing score 14693 13416

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12851236
📘 2026-09-10 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12822536
📘 2026-07-18 -> juguilon54AnTuTu 11721991
📘 2026-07-17 (juguilon54)AnTuTu 11721991
📘 2026-06-19 -> FatihGeekbench 6 GPU2451
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil)Geekbench 7 CPU808 / 3022
📘 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil)AnTuTu 12769103
📘 2026-09-27 (Andy Swas)AnTuTu 11725254
📘 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota)AnTuTu 12805881
📘 2026-09-03 (Jaegerr)AnTuTu 11791396

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM One UI 8 One UI 6.0
OS size 36.9 GB 26 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 1:28 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:27 hr
Watching video - 12:42 hr
Gaming - 04:56 hr
Standby - 116 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 9000 x 7000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HM6 Sony IMX682
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor GalaxyCore GC5035 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Stabilization No Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2022 August 2021
Release date April 2022 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $465 $495
SAR (head) - 0.88 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.84 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G. It has a better camera and software.

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Gilbert June 26, 2023 at 01:30 PM
Which has better camera quality A52s or A73?
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you December 9, 2022 at 02:52 PM
A73 5G has much better connectivity to expensive wireless buds like Sony WF-1000XM4 but its cost sucks.
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Lila Vadgama March 28, 2022 at 08:09 AM
Are the Indian versions of Samsung smartphones capable of being used in all countries, particularly and Africa?
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Jake October 8, 2022 at 10:15 PM
As long as the required network bands are supported, it should work just fine.
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