Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G

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Galaxy A26 5G compared with Galaxy A52s 5G

	SamsungGalaxy A26 5G	SamsungGalaxy A52s 5G
Overview
Released
Released	March 2025	September 2021
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.7″	6.5″
Resolution
Resolution	2340 × 1080	2400 × 1080 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	385 pixels per inch	405 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	–	800 nits
Display type
Display type	Super AMOLED, FHD+, 16M colours; 6.7″ full rectangle, 6.5″ with rounded corners	Super AMOLED, FHD+, 16M colours; 6.5″ full rectangle, 6.3″ accounting for rounded corners
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	–	Up to 800 nits with adaptive brightness enabled
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (Notebookcheck)
Display features
Display features	Vision Booster	Infinity-O camera cutout; Eye Comfort Shield; SGS Eye Care certification
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 1380	Snapdragon 778G
Memory
Memory	8 GB (better)	6 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB (better)	128 GB
CPU
CPU	Octa-core (2.4 GHz, 2 GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G; octa-core, 2.4 GHz and 1.8 GHz
GPU
GPU	–	Adreno 642L (Notebookcheck)
Storage type
Storage type	–	UFS 2.1 (Notebookcheck); microSD expansion up to 1 TB; 101.5 GB available on the 128 GB model
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP	64 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	8 MP	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	13 MP	32 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP wide, F1.8, autofocus, OIS	F1.8, autofocus and optical image stabilisation
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	8 MP, F2.2	F2.2, fixed focus, 123° field of view
Front camera
Front camera	13 MP, F2.2	F2.2, fixed focus, no OIS
Zoom
Zoom	Digital zoom up to 10x	Digital zoom up to 10×
Video recording
Video recording	Up to 4K (3840 × 2160) at 30 fps; slow motion at 480 or 240 fps (HD)	UHD 4K (3840 × 2160) at 30 fps; HD slow motion at 240 fps
Camera features
Camera features	2 MP F2.4 macro camera; Object Eraser; Filters	5 MP F2.4 macro and 5 MP F2.4 depth cameras; rear flash; 4K Video Snap; Scene Optimiser; Night mode
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	5,000 mAh (better)	4,500 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 17 hours	Up to 20 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 25 W	Up to 25 W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Rated (minimum) capacity 4,905 mAh; at least 1,200 charge cycles; EU energy class C	Rated capacity 4,370 mAh; up to 16 hours LTE internet, 16 hours Wi-Fi internet, 124 hours audio playback and 32 hours LTE calls
Wired charging
Wired charging	25 W fast charging (stated by Samsung Support on the UK store page; also GSMArena)	25 W Super Fast Charging; 15 W adapter included (Tech Advisor and Notebookcheck)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	Not supported (Tech Advisor and Notebookcheck)
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	Yes	–
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM	5G Sub6 FDD and TDD; 4G LTE FDD and TDD; 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Dual nano-SIM, with the second slot shared with microSD (UK model)	Dual nano-SIM; second slot shared with microSD
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 and 5 GHz, VHT80	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz, HE80, SISO, 1024-QAM; Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
NFC	–	Supported
Satellite features
Satellite features	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls)	–
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 2.0	USB Type-C, USB 2.0; no Samsung DeX
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	200 g	189 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	7.7 mm (better)	8.4 mm
Height × width
Height × width	164 × 77.5 mm	159.9 × 75.1 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP67	IP67
Materials
Materials	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ front and back	Plastic frame and back (Tech Advisor and Notebookcheck)
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Mint	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Mint
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP67, tested for submersion in up to 1 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; not advised for beach or pool use	Tested for up to 30 minutes in 1 m of fresh water; not advised for beach, pool or soapy water; safe against low water pressure only
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint sensor	Optical under-screen fingerprint reader; face recognition (Tech Advisor)
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor, virtual proximity sensing	Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, RGB light sensor, virtual proximity sensing
Speakers
Speakers	No stereo support (Samsung UK spec)	Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos; 3.5 mm headphone socket
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	One UI 7 (Android 15)	Android 11 with One UI 3.1 (Tech Advisor and Notebookcheck)
Software updates
Software updates	Six OS updates and six years of security updates; security updates until 31 March 2031 (UK)	Three generations of OS upgrades and a minimum of four years of security updates promised
AI features
AI features	Awesome Intelligence, including Object Eraser and Filters; Circle to Search with Google	Scene Optimiser; Night mode combines multiple frames
Safety features
Safety features	Knox Vault (EAL5+)	Samsung Knox
In the box
In the box	–	15 W charger, USB cable, SIM tool and documentation (Notebookcheck)