OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G vs Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

Comparing the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 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 CE 2 5G scores 2,147, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 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 CE 2 5G's Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G and Samsung Galaxy M52 5G feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 42m, while Samsung Galaxy M52 5G delivers 11h 44m, making OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G the better pick for all day usage.

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

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is rated 7.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy M52 5G has a rating of 4.1.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G

₹18,990

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Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

₹23,749

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Summary

Release Date

22 Feb, 2022

03 Oct, 2021

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 900	Snapdragon 778G	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Fluid AMOLED	Super AMOLED Plus	Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	5 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	5000 mAh	6000 mAh
65W Super VOOC Charging	25W Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Nice looks & good build
Clean UI sans bloatware
Capable primary camera
Good battery life and fast 65W charging

Excellent display
Sleek and lightweight build
Decent cameras

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Performance can\'t match rivals
Misses out on stereo speakers
Low-light camera performance could be better
No Android 12

Bloatware and spammy notifications
No headphone jack
No fast charger in the box

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(7,429 ratings)

4.1/5

(24,087 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

423,161 AnTuTu Score	509,278 AnTuTu Score	N/A
16h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 44m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 22, 2022

(Official)

Oct 03, 2021

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS

Samsung One UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa 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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MC4

Adreno 642L

Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

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.

423,161

509,278

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

21.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %

3.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %

3.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED

Super AMOLED Plus

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

393 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.91 %

86.39 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

160.6 mm

164.2 mm

164.4 mm

Width

73.2 mm

76.4 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

7.4 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

173 grams

210 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary CameraExmor RS 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 48 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 32 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

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.

16h 42m

11h 44m

N/A

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

0h 29m 45s

1h 29m 56s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 2.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.023 W/kg Body: 0.814 W/kg

Head: 0.992 W/kg

N/A

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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