OnePlus Nord 2 vs Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord 2 vs Samsung Galaxy M52 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,873, while OnePlus Nord 2 scores 2,762, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while OnePlus Nord 2 offers 6.43 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M52 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to OnePlus Nord 2's Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus Nord 2 offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 2 and Samsung Galaxy M52 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: OnePlus Nord 2 delivers longer battery life with 15h 27m, while Samsung Galaxy M52 5G delivers 11h 44m, making OnePlus Nord 2 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both OnePlus Nord 2 and Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus Nord 2 and Samsung Galaxy M52 5G equally at 8.


User Rating: OnePlus Nord 2 and Samsung Galaxy M52 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

84%
82%

Release Date

16 Aug, 2021
03 Oct, 2021

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Snapdragon 778G
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
Super AMOLED Plus
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4500 mAh
5000 mAh
65W Warp Charging
25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Decent performance
  • Excellent photography
  • Software experience still the best
  • Superfast 65W charging
  • Excellent display
  • Sleek and lightweight build
  • Decent cameras

Cons

  • Mono sensor not very useful
  • Screen brightness could be better
  • Low-light photography needs improvement
  • Bloatware and spammy notifications
  • No headphone jack
  • No fast charger in the box

User Ratings

4.1/5
(241 ratings)
4.1/5
(24,087 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

541,522
AnTuTu Score
509,278
AnTuTu Score
15h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
11h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 16, 2021
(Official)
Oct 03, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A78 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9
Adreno 642L

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

541,522
509,278

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.8 %
3.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
Super AMOLED Plus

Screen Size

6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
393 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.59 %
86.39 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

159.1 mm
164.2 mm

Width

73.3 mm
76.4 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

189 grams
173 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8500 x 6500 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 48 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 30 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

15h 27m
11h 44m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 40m 4s
1h 29m 56s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg
Head: 0.992 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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