realme 9 vs Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

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Comparing the realme 9 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 realme 9 scores 1,546, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while realme 9 offers 6.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G the larger display of the two. realme 9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy M52 5G's Super AMOLED Plus, making realme 9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offers 64 MP, making realme 9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 9 offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 9 delivers longer battery life with 17h 45m, while Samsung Galaxy M52 5G delivers 11h 44m, making realme 9 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 9 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 realme 9 is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 9 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy M52 5G has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

77%
82%

Release Date

12 Apr, 2022
03 Oct, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 680
Snapdragon 778G
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED Plus
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
33W Dart Charging
25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Clean design
  • Colour accurate display
  • Good daylight photography
  • Decent battery life
  • Excellent display
  • Sleek and lightweight build
  • Decent cameras

Cons

  • UI stutters sometimes
  • Performance could be better
  • Could use stereo speakers
  • Bloatware and spammy notifications
  • No headphone jack
  • No fast charger in the box

User Ratings

4.4/5
(67,810 ratings)
4.1/5
(24,087 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

278,452
AnTuTu Score
509,278
AnTuTu Score
17h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
11h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 12, 2022
(Official)
Oct 03, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v11

OS Updates

2 Year
N/A

Security Updates

3 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Realme UI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265
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)

Adreno 610
Adreno 642L

RAM

6 GB / 8 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.

278,452
509,278

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s
21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.5 %
3.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED Plus

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

1000 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
393 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.21 %
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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
N/A

Design

Height

160.2 mm
164.2 mm

Width

73.3 mm
76.4 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

178 grams
173 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle 83° field-of-view23.6 mm focal length 1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 48 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Dart Charging 50% in 31 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.

17h 45m
11h 44m

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

0h 57m 24s
1h 29m 56s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
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 Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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: 1.162 W/kg Body: 0.593 W/kg
Head: 0.992 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
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 v5.1
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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