Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G vs A52s 5G
55
out of 100
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51
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on August 11, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 3 5G
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1102K versus 758K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 10W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (931 against 799 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Shows 52% longer battery life (21:34 vs 14:13 hours)
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3300 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- 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 | 426 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 850 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.3% | 138.1% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 6.5 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 72.2 mm (2.84 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Pink | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 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 | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2487 |
| Single-core score | 1473 | 1021 |
| Multi-core score | 3767 | 2969 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 387259 | 313434 |
| GPU | 163836 | 100484 |
| Memory | 208561 | 135397 |
| UX | 342686 | 209450 |
| Total score | 1102342 | 758767 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 72% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 435 | 225 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 73% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1224 | 685 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13317 | 11369 |
| Video editing | 7710 | 7181 |
| Photo editing | 29882 | 25824 |
| Data manipulation | 10323 | 9429 |
| Writing score | 15410 | 13416 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Zha) | AnTuTu 12 | 976692 |
| 📘 2026-03-14 (Mitu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1102342 |
| 📘 2026-02-21 -> nanamond | AnTuTu 11 | 1205113 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (nanamond) | AnTuTu 11 | 1128111 |
| 📘 2025-12-08 (Carlos Domino) | AnTuTu 11 | 987766 |
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 | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 | One UI 6.0 |
| OS size | 29 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3300 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:28 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:34 hr | 07:27 hr |
| Watching video | 09:17 hr | 12:42 hr |
| Gaming | 03:55 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 65 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 - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 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 | 22 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 | 55 | - |
| Preview | 69 | - |
| Zoom | 72 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | 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 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 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, 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 | 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 | August 2021 | August 2021 |
| Release date | August 2021 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $495 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.86 W/kg | 0.88 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.58 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
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G.
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