Samsung Galaxy M52 5G full review

 

the galaxy m52 was a phone that covers

most of the same bases as its cousin the

a52s but this is an m series model and

there are a few differences to consider

these mid-range devices are made from

plastic but one neat accent here is the

pinstripe texture that sits beneath the

flat back panel

this is a different approach from the

matte pastel finishes we've seen on

samsung's a series phones but you also

don't get ip rated dust and water

resistance like you do on the a52s

for whatever reason samsung has moved

away from the feature that made the

previous model the m51 stand out the

huge seven thousand millionth hour

battery this time around is five

thousand milliamp hours which isn't

small but it does mean that the m52 was

lighter and easier to wheel than the

previous model

and still battery life is nothing to

sneeze at the m52 was able to score a

great endurance rating of 123 hours

which is a bit better than the a52s with

its smaller 4500mah power pack

charging speed is slower here though at

least with a bundled 15 watt adapter

with it we charge from zero to 30

percent in half an hour but there is

support for 25 watt charging and that

bumps things up to 50 percent in the

same amount of time

another major difference between the m52

and the galaxy a52s is the size of the

screen it's 6.7 inches here as opposed

to 6.5 otherwise the screen is

comparable as far as specs go it's an

amoled with a 1080p resolution gorilla

glass 5 protection and a fast 120hz

refresh rate this is something that the

m51 didn't have and the extra smoothness

is nice even though the refresh rate

isn't adaptive to save energy

content looks nice here sharp and

contrasty the color profile is very

customizable and can be quite accurate

depending on your settings and

brightness is good too we measured a

maximum of 400 nits with the slider and

to boost up to 780 nits in auto mode in

bright conditions

audio also plays a major part in the

multimedia experience but the m52 has

just a single speaker not a stereo setup

like the a52s has the speaker isn't very

loud scoring just average on our charts

and sound quality isn't great with not

much bass although we do find that the

mids are better than the m51s

Music.

when it comes to chipset performance the

galaxy m52 and the a52s are neck and

neck and that's because they run on the

same silicon as snapdragon 778g

it's a high-end mid-range chip that

provides near-flagship grade performance

and both everyday tasks and games run

great

by the way this is a significant upgrade

over the previous model the m51 which

ran on a snapdragon 730 g

storage is expandable on the m52 via

micro sd over the 128 gigs built in

and at the time of this video the galaxy

m52's interface is samsung's one ui 3.1

over android 11 which is smooth and

clean

you also get a side mounted fingerprint

reader for biometrics

it's worth noting that samsung is

already rolling out its new one ui4 and

android 12 to some devices that will

eventually come to the m52 as well

finally we have the cameras which

include the same 64 megapixel quad bayer

main cam 12 megapixel ultra wide and 5

megapixel macro setup as on the m51 and

the a52s this device doesn't have a

depth sensor though

despite having the same cameras there

are some differences in quality thanks

to the processing especially compared to

the previous generation

16 megapixel photos from the main cam

are very good for the class with crisp

detail vivid colors and reasonably wide

dynamic range

noise is very well controlled too better

than what we saw on the m51

despite the lack of a depth sensor the

galaxy m52's portrait mode works without

issues with generally good subject

separation

shots from the ultra wide are again

great for this price point dynamic range

is wide enough and here the m52 again

does a better job at handling noise than

the previous model did

5 megapixel close-ups from the macro cam

are ok there's no autofocus and there is

noticeable noise but the photos have

enough detail good color saturation and

decent dynamic range

at night photos from the main cam aren't

half bad they aren't the sharpest around

and there's a fair amount of noise but

there's a good amount of detail and

color saturation and dynamic range is

very good

turning on the main cams night mode

results in a cropped 12 megapixel photo

just like on both the previous model and

the a52s

night mode doesn't really affect the

dynamic range much but you get improved

sharpness and definition and the

exposure is slightly brighter

the ultra wide takes good photos at

night unlike many competitors there's

good detail and sharpness and excellent

dynamic range

there is some noise though and colors

are a bit washed out looking

night mode doesn't have a huge effect as

the auto mode shots are already that

good the main difference we noticed is

brighter and clearer greenery like grass

and bushes

selfies are taken with a 32 megapixel

front facing cam that shoots 12

megapixel photos by default sharpness

and detail are solid in good lighting

and dynamic range is good

skin tones are a bit inconsistent though

videos can be captured with the main cam

and up to 4k resolution and the quality

is very good with plenty of detail low

noise vivid colors and nicely wide

dynamic range

you can also shoot in 4k with the ultra

wide and these clips are excellent for

this type of camera there's a ton of

detail likable colors and very good

dynamic range

there's no stabilization in 4k though

you can find eis only in 1080p

resolution at 30fps and even then the

clips end up rather shaky from movement

especially with the main cam which

displays some focus hunting

this isn't the case for the fixed focus

ultrawide though

so that's the samsung galaxy m52 5g it's

a solid midranger offering great battery

life and a lightweight build for the

size there's a large high refresh rate

amoled a high performance chipset and

good camera performance too we had to

compare the m52 to the galaxy a52s since

they're available for a similar price

and here you do have the advantage of

the larger screen and bigger battery but

the trade-off is that you miss out on

two features that you'd get on the other

model water resistance and stereo

speakers so overall we'd have to say

that if you're looking for the most bang

for your buck the a52s is the better

deal unless the screen size and battery

life are the features that matter the

most to you

thanks for watching guys stay safe and

see you on the next one