Samsung has announced a trio of new mid-range Galaxy A devices to cater to various customers: the Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and the A72. As the name denotes, only the Galaxy A52 5G features 5G.
All three phones feature a quad-camera setup at the rear, a high refresh rate AMOLED display, and an octa-core CPU.
AMOLED Displays With High Refresh Rates
The Galaxy A52 and the A52 5G feature a 6.5-inch FHD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED display. While the regular A52 has a 90Hz refresh rate, the 5G variant of the device features a 120Hz refresh rate.
The Galaxy A72 packs a bigger 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The brightness on all three devices can reach as high as 800 nits with HBM enabled. They also feature an in-display fingerprint scanner.
The three Galaxy A devices are also IP67 certified, making them dust and water-resistant for up to 30 mins in 1m of freshwater. Another notable inclusion is that of stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support.
The Galaxy A52 and A72 feature an octa-core Snapdragon 720G chip running at 2.3GHz, while the A52 5G features a Snapdragon 750G octa-core CPU clocked at 2.2GHz. The devices feature a hybrid SIM slot that can also accept microSD cards of up to 1TB.
The regular A52 is available in 4/6/8GB RAM configurations, while the A52 5G and A72 are available in 6/8GB RAM configurations. The base storage on all three phones is 128GB, with Samsung also offering a 256GB variant.
Both variants of the Galaxy A52 pack a 4,500mAh battery, while the Galaxy A72 packs a slightly bigger 5,000mAh battery. All three Galaxy A smartphones support 25W fast wired charging, and yes, Samsung will bundle a charger in the box with them. There's no wireless charging on any of the phones, though.
While the Galaxy A52 and A72 feature 4G connectivity, the Galaxy A52 5G supports sub-6GHz 5G networks. Other notable connectivity features include NFC with MST support, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5.0, Music Share, and Quick Share.
All three Galaxy A devices run on Android 11 with One UI 3 out of the box. They are also eligible for four years of security updates and three major OS updates.
Quad-Cameras With 4K Video Recording
The three new Galaxy A devices feature a similar quad-camera setup. This includes a primary 64MP f/1.8 shooter with OIS and a 12MP f/2.2 ultra-wide shooter. There's also a 5MP macro and a 5MP depth camera. The Galaxy A72 skips the depth camera for an 8MP telephoto camera with OIS that offers 3x optical zoom.
At the front, there's a 32MP f/2.2 selfie shooter on the three phones. The phones can record videos in 4K resolution and feature a dedicated Night mode as well. There's also an option to extract 8MP stills from 4K videos.
Samsung Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and A72 Pricing
Samsung will be offering the Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and A72 in Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue, and Awesome Violet colors. In Europe, the Galaxy A52 and A52 5G will cost €349 and €429, while the Galaxy A72 will cost €449.
At the time of writing prices for the US have not been announced.
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