Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 2021, January 14 2021, March 17
Status Available - April 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Price Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 certified - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.1 One UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 619
RAM 4/6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.2 inches 6.2 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.31% 86.12% 84.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Capacity 3500 mAh 4000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -