Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs A52s 5G
66
out of 100
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51
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1746K versus 758K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (1094 against 799 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- The phone is 2 years newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Shows 26% longer battery life (21:34 vs 17:05 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3700 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 425 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 138.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.1 mm (6.5 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 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) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2487 |
| Single-core score | 2100 | 1021 |
| Multi-core score | 5478 | 2969 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 594031 | 313434 |
| GPU | 448113 | 100484 |
| Memory | 279549 | 135397 |
| UX | 424506 | 209450 |
| Total score | 1746199 | 758767 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 61% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 962 | 225 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 50% | - |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 18 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4866 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 46% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3495 | 685 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11369 |
| Video editing | - | 7181 |
| Photo editing | - | 25824 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9429 |
| Writing score | - | 13416 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-28 (test) | AnTuTu 11 | 1776402 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 -> Otchem1488 | AnTuTu 11 | 1746199 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (mtd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1743099 |
| 📘 2026-04-06 (Otchem1488) | AnTuTu 11 | 1723909 |
| 📘 2025-10-30 (Banan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1781616 |
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 808 / 3022 |
| 📘 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil) | AnTuTu 12 | 769103 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Andy Swas) | AnTuTu 11 | 725254 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota) | AnTuTu 12 | 805881 |
| 📘 2026-09-03 (Jaegerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 791396 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 6.0 |
| OS size | 40 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3700 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:19 hr | 1:28 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:13 hr | 07:27 hr |
| Watching video | 10:25 hr | 12:42 hr |
| Gaming | 03:58 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 96 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 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 |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2LD | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76" (≈ 0.57 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | - |
| Preview | 65 | - |
| Zoom | 95 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | August 2021 |
| Release date | August 2023 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $495 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.6 W/kg | 0.88 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.45 W/kg | 0.84 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is definitely a better buy.
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