Samsung has finally unveiled their latest mid-range smartphones in the A-series and these are the Samsung Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and the A72. These smartphones is an upgrade form the previous generation and they now come with a more powerful hardware and of course, more features including 5G on the Galaxy A52 variant. 
New design
Compared to the previous generation, both the Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72 now features a plastic matte design at the back and then there’s the minimal camera housing too which means that there’s a less protruding camera in here which is why it does look cleaner and doesn’t wobble too much on a flat surface. There are different colors for the smartphones too including Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue, Awesome Black, and Awesome White.
Awesome cameras
Samsung has also improved the cameras by using a 64MP main camera on this one with along with 12MP ultra wide lens, 5MP macro, and surprisingly, an 8MP telephoto lens with zoom up to 30x on the Galaxy A72 and 5MP depth instead for the Galaxy A52. Aside from that, the smartphones are also capable of shooting 4K and there 30 scenes that are being recognized and optimized with AI.
Speaking of video, the smartphone also comes with OIS camera which enables a more stable shooting, a tetra binning technology for lowlight shots and the night mode. Just like the flagship smartphones series of Samsung, this one now comes with Pro Video mode so you can take a more flexible videos on the smartphone for content creation.
Smoother Display
Both the Samsung Galaxy A52/A72 and the A52 5G are now rocking a faster and smoother display with the smartphones featuring a 90Hz and 120Hz display respectively. And since this one comes with Super AMOLED display, these displays have a sharper and better colors compared to the competition and yet, still maintain a high refresh rate.
Better Hardware
The Samsung Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and A72 are now rocking an IP67 certification which means that the smartphones are now water and dust resistant and you can submerge the smartphones by up to 1 meter of freshwater for 30 minutes.
As for the battery, the Samsung Galaxy A52 and A52 5G will come with 4500mAh battery while the Galaxy A72 will come with 5000mAh battery and for the memory, the smartphones will come with an up to 256GB storage which is a first in the A-series of Samsung.
In case you’re curious, there’s no 5G version of the Galaxy A72 but the Samsung Galaxy A52 is basically the Galaxy A52 except that we have a better processor, faster display, and a different chipset inside.
Samsung Galaxy A52 Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Octa-Core Processor
- 6.5-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O display, 90Hz refresh rate
- 8GB RAM
- 128GB/256GB internal storage
- 64MP main + 12MP ultrawide + 5MP macro + 5MP depth, 10x zoom
- 32MP Selfie Camera
- LTE
- 25W Fast Charging
- One UI based on Android 11
- 4500mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 750 5G Octa-Core Processor
- 6.5-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O display, 120Hz refresh rate
- 8GB RAM
- 256GB internal storage
- 64MP main + 12MP ultrawide + 5MP macro + 5MP depth, 10x zoom
- 32MP Selfie Camera
- 5G, LTE
- 25W Fast Charging
- One UI based on Android 11
- 4500mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Octa-Core Processor
- 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O display, 90Hz refresh rate
- 8GB RAM
- 256GB internal storage
- 64MP main + 12MP ultrawide + 5MP macro + 8MP tele, 30x zoom
- 32MP Selfie Camera
- 5G, LTE
- 25W Fast Charging
- One UI based on Android 11
- 5000mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy A52 is starts at Php18,990 while the Samsung Galaxy A72 and A52 5G are priced at Php23,990.
