SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy M52 5G review: Slim 120Hz online phone with Snapdragon 778G.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2021·$380
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#19 of 105
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Slim online all-rounder.

Galaxy M52 5G was a rare slim, light M-series phone — 7.4 mm and 173 g — with a 120Hz Super AMOLED Plus, Snapdragon 778G 5G and 5000 mAh. A well-balanced online-exclusive for buyers who found the M-series usually too heavy.

01Display

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2021 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED Plus, 120Hz
Size6.7 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px
FingerprintSide-mounted

02Camera

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 67-point average for mid-range phones of 2021.

Main64 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide12 MP, 123 deg
Macro5 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2021 — 10 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 778G 5G (6nm)
GPUAdreno 642L

04Battery

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid-range phones of 2021.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging25W

05Build

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2021.

What works
  • Slim 7.4 mm / 173 g with 120Hz AMOLED
  • Snapdragon 778G 5G + 5000 mAh
  • Stereo + microSD + 3.5 mm
What doesn't
  • Side fingerprint over under-display
  • 5 MP macro filler
  • 25W charging modest
Cross-shop it against
Honor 80
$420 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 105-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .