The best-selling smartphone of 2020 was the Galaxy A51. The low price, attractive appearance and decent specifications did their job. But few paid attention to the fact that it had an improved version with the Galaxy A71 index, which had a more productive and running processor, and a larger diagonal display, and a battery of a higher capacity. This year Samsung intends to continue this gradation of models, releasing not only the Galaxy A52, but also the Galaxy A72. But how good will it be?
The Galaxy A72 won’t be cool enough to go to the Galaxy A52
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Despite the fact that the Galaxy A71 was objectively better than the Galaxy A51, in the case of the 2021 models, things will not be so simple. Colleagues from PhoneArena managed to get access to the characteristics of the upcoming new products, and if Samsung does not change anything before the release, then the consumer will most likely have no reason to choose the older model.
Galaxy A52 vs Galaxy A72 comparison
Galaxy A52 is almost indistinguishable from A72
Compare characteristics:
CPU
- Galaxy A52 – Snapdragon 720G (4G version) / Snapdragon 750G (5G version)
- Galaxy A72 – Snapdragon 750G
Memory
- Galaxy A52 – 6/128 GB, 8/256 GB
- Galaxy A72 – 6/128 GB, 8/256 GB
Display
- Galaxy A52 – 6.5 ”, Full HD, 90 Hz
- Galaxy A72 – 6.7 ”, Full HD, 90 Hz
Battery
- Galaxy A52 – 4500 mAh *
- Galaxy A72 – 5000 mAh
Camera
- Galaxy A52 – 64/8/5/2 MP
- Galaxy A72 – 64/12/8/2 MP
By and large, the difference in performance between devices is minimal. Even leaving aside the improved Galaxy A52 5G processor, which will be slightly more powerful than the LTE version, there is no particular performance difference between the Snapdragon 750G and the 720G.
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Therefore, they can even be attributed to a statistical error. In general, I think that Qualcomm released the Snapdragon 720 to give manufacturers the opportunity to further split the lineup, releasing seemingly different, but almost identical smartphones.
Ironically, the Galaxy A72 will be inferior to the Galaxy A71 in some aspects. If you open Yandex.Market and look at the characteristics of the last year’s model, you will see that its hardware is based on the Snapdragon 765G processor, which is almost a whole year newer and has more productive graphics and produces a higher power result in synthetic tests.
What to buy: Galaxy A71 or Galaxy A72
Galaxy A71 will be even more powerful than A72
It is not much worse than the Snapdragon 750G, which Samsung plans to equip the new product with, but the very fact that these processors are slightly different categories may cause some confusion. Because of this, some may even refuse to buy the Galaxy A72 in favor of the A71, which should become even cheaper after the release of the new model.
Overall, I can understand why Samsung took this step. Equipping the Galaxy A72 with a 90Hz display that costs more than a 60Hz display, a 64MP camera, and IP67 certification, the company has spent a lot of money. We will not talk about exact figures, especially since the cost price is a purely corporate thing, which is usually not disclosed to consumers.
Should you buy the Galaxy A51 in 2021 or wait for the Galaxy A52
But the fact is that Samsung spent more money on the production of new items than on last year’s model, having a clear idea that it cannot raise the retail price. Therefore, it was decided to take such a step, especially since most likely no one will notice the 5% difference in performance.
In this regard, I can say that there will not be much point in buying the Galaxy A72 when the Galaxy A52 is available for sale. Identical features at a non-identical price obviously play into the hands of the younger model, which will receive almost the same hardware, but will cost less. If you are not in a hurry, but wait a month or two from the moment of release, you can grab a new product at a price of 20 thousand rubles. But I would recommend taking the older version with 8/256 GB of memory, which will be slightly more expensive, but more promising.
