Samsung Galaxy M52 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M52 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB 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 5G 256GB scores 1,758, 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 5G 256GB 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 5G 256GB's Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy M52 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB 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 5G 256GB offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M52 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB delivers longer battery life with 14h 49m, while Samsung Galaxy M52 5G delivers 11h 44m, making OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M52 5G offers 128 GB, making OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB is rated 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy M52 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 5G 256GB both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

82%
78%

Release Date

03 Oct, 2021
11 Jun, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 778G
Snapdragon 750G
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
4500 mAh
25W Fast Charging
30W Warp Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Excellent display
  • Sleek and lightweight build
  • Decent cameras
  • Great display
  • Premium design
  • Nice software experience

Cons

  • Bloatware and spammy notifications
  • No headphone jack
  • No fast charger in the box
  • Cameras are not up to the mark
  • No alert slider
  • Speakers are quite tinny

User Ratings

4.1/5
(24,087 ratings)
4.1/5
(77,097 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

509,278
AnTuTu Score
392,543
AnTuTu Score
11h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 03, 2021
(Official)
Jun 11, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

Processor

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 642L
Adreno 619

RAM

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

509,278
392,543

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
25.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.8 %
12.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus
Fluid AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.39 %
85.31 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

Design

Height

164.2 mm
159.2 mm

Width

76.4 mm
73.5 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

173 grams
170 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Video Pro Mode
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 48 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 30W Warp Charging 70% in 30 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.

11h 44m
14h 49m

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

1h 29m 56s
1h 15m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 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) / 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:
TDD N78
N/A
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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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) / 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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.992 W/kg
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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