Customers appreciate the Galaxy A52 5G 128GB (Unlocked) for its excellent camera quality, long battery life, and affordable price. Many users have commented on the phone's ease of use, while some have expressed disappointment in the lack of wireless charging and dual SIM functionality.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Nope
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
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The battery only lasts 1 day per charge. Does anyone like having to charge their smart phone every day? No!!!! I paid almost $600 for this & it literally has no trade on n value whatsoever. Not at Best Buy, not at Samsung, not even my carrier Verizon will give me a trade in on it. All the online trade in websites won't give more than $96. I would not suggest this phone for anyone.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Bad Batch Maybe?
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Not sure what happened here but we had to return two of these and eventually getting a whole different phone. The speaker setting would not work at all and when it did, it was very low volume.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Samsung
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Hello there. I apologize that your experience with the Galaxy A52 5G was less than ideal. We appreciate all feedback that helps us understand where we can improve our products. We hate to see you return the product. However, we appreciate you giving our brand a chance. Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. ^Kayla
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Regret to buy it
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
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Too bad to compare with my old Galaxy 8. The "note" page is irritating and wasting of time. Multiple times i wrote on the "note" and wouldn't save for me. cannot listen to YouTube music if trying to use Google. Volume is not loud enough. Turn on and off are too inconvenient....
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very similar to Pixel 4a 5G. Small SD card problem
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I was thinking about knocking off a star because it would say to restart because the Micro SD card was removed when it wasn't. Even just sitting on a table it would say that. Most forums said it happened after the April update. My Micro SD card is fine and when the error comes up and check my pictures they are there. I'm using a 3 year old Samsung 256GB EVO Micro SD card from my old phone. Will probably upgrade to 512GB soon now that google put limits on photo uploads. I still use Amazon Prime to upload photos since they are still unlimited if you have a Prime account/subscription. So my pictures will reside on the SD card and Amazon Photos. Amazon limits you on videos though.
For T-Mobile's 5G I got 275Mbps down, 100Mbps in my house. Outside of the house I get 347Mbps down and 137Mbps up using the speedtest.net app in LA.
Battery life is really good compared to my old phone that had a SnapDragon 845.
I started setting it up with WIndows 10 "your phone" app. It allows you to manage notifications, messages, photos, and calls from Windwos 10 if the PC and phone are on the same local network (phone has to be on wifi, not cell data). It's a great way to copy and paste text messages and manage/copy photos from the phone to my computer. Then I noticed I could mirror the screen (interact with my phone from my computer) and use my phone's apps in Windows 10. Some apps like some games won't work but I'd say 90% of them do. I tried to do the same with my wife's Pixel 4a but it wasn't there. I found out that it's only for the majority of Samsung phones and it's called link to Windows. You can do the screen mirroring with 3rd party software with other android/iOS phones but this built in feature is very fast and seamless and high resolution.
This phone is very similar to a Pixel 4a 5G. The Pixel 4a 5G has a very small advantage in pictures but not by much. This A52 5G has better macro photos. The Pixel 4a 5G has a much brighter screen if you use your phone a lot in direct sunlight. I found the screen to be very good but I'm not in the sun very much. I went from a 1440p screen to a 1080p screen and it's noticeable but I got used to it.
The speed of running apps and games are very similar to my Snapdragon 845 phone but with longer battery life. If you don't play a lot of 3D games then the processor is more than enough.
Stereo speakers sound clearer. It won't replace my land line or work handset speakerphone just because they have larger speakers but it's good.
Back to the camera it is very good. Similar to a Pixel 4a 5G but Samsung has their own camera app and it's better. There are fun snapchat filters and AR (augmented realty) you can use without using the snapchat app. Similar to using the snap camera app in Windows 10. Being able to change from close up to normal and widescreen are very seamless and handy. I didn't to videos yet but examples on youtube show the stabilization on the Pixel 4a is a lot better so if you like to take 4K video while walking you should get something else. there is digital stabilization but you can only do that in 1080p. Reminder, Google still gives Pixel owners unlimited photo uploads for now.
The Samsung UI takes getting used to. I'm used the Android One or just plain Android 11. It has a few small things that are convenient that make it "smarter". There are a lot of small things so you'll have to look at a review on the Samsung UI.
I thought the punch hole selfie camera would bother me but my mind ignores it as it is on the side and small. I only notice it when watching videos full screen but I often concentrate on the middle of the screen anyways.
If you want unlimited photo/video storage, brighter screen, and slightly better camera performance get a Pixel 4a 5G. It's the same price. If you like the link to Windows feature, better day time photos, keeping your media on a micro SDXC card then get the Samsung. I think the Samsung A52 5G will offer slightly better battery life.
Only things in the box are a 15w charger, 4ft USB A to C cable, and SIM card ejection tool and some small manuals. I think this comes with a 2 year Samsung warranty. Both phones have the same IP waterproof rating. Something you usually don't find in mid-range phones.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Do not buy
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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Phone broke already . Terrible quality with poor features. Do not buy this model phone!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Samsung
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Hello, mika007. We are really sorry about any performance issues you may be experiencing with your Galaxy A52 5G, and we would love to look into this further with you. You can reach us on Facebook at (http://m.me/samsungsupport) or Twitter at (https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient_id=18768513). We look forward to speaking with you. ^Kayla
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Samaung A52
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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Failed to install the sim thats not my fault but they charge me 45$ thats i dont like
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Junk
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Product will not activate network broken on arrival. Junk
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Junk
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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Doesn't hold a charge and doesn't keep a Verizon Signal.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Samsung
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Hi. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I see you have some concerns with Samsung - Galaxy A52 5G; not holding the charge, and the signal keeps dropping. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. Please know that we value your feedback. We will continue working on improving the quality of the products we offer.
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Has been good phone, but it is time for a new one!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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Its an amazing phone. Love everything about it. It still has been going strong for 4 years and definitely going to keep it. No need for an upgrade. It does its job really well.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Galaxy A52
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My son has had this 2021 and so far he’s had no issues with this model. Has met his expectations and still happy with it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Samsung A52 review
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Phone is faster than my previous LG phone but the face, finger recognition and smart security needs serious revision and does not work most of the time and have to put in my pin code almost all the time. Otherwise a good phone and works well without spending too much money.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Samsung
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Hello. We would love to get more information from you to assist you. Please reach out to us on Facebook at (http://m.me/samsungsupport) or Twitter at (https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient_id=18768513). We look forward to speaking with you. ^Kayla
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
overall good
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very new set in 2021. specs looks very good. expet a little bit cheap.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Do NOT get this phone
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I've had Google and Apple phones and Apple and Samsung tablets. I love my Samsung tablet and so I thought I would get this phone. It is a disaster. Always fighting it for account control. I've had to reset it 3 times in the 3 months I've owned it. Samsung seems to think they have the right to overrule my Google account settings for things such as password expiration... even though I've not set up a Samsung account on this phone and only use my Google account.
I wish I had just bought Google Pixel again.
Stay away from this phone !!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Samsung
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Hi randallv!
Thank you for purchasing Samsung Galaxy A52 and leaving your review. We truly appreciate your time to let us know of your concern about your account control with your phone. We apologize that your experience has been less than ideal. Let me help. Sharing with you this link that will let you add a Google account to your Samsung phone:
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Bought one because needed a double sim phone, but had to return it do to not being able to read both sims. Even the best buy personnel couldn’t get it to work. They even tried another phone, but had the same results
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
NOT DUAL SIM. MISLEADING
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It's not dual SIM. No, it's not just my phone, the model SM-A526U is specifically not single-sim even though there's a physical slot for a second one. You can check the models here - while most models are dual sim, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are not.
https://www.phonemore.com/models/samsung/galaxy-a52/