Galaxy A52s vs Honor 50; In this article, we are going to compare two mid-range but very valuable phones, Galaxy A52s and Honor 50 from two popular brands, namely Samsung and Honor, to see which is the better option in the end.
The handset market is much hotter these days because companies are trying to gradually add the capabilities of flagship handsets to the handsets so that they can attract more users. Since more and more users have the power to buy cheaper phones, it was only natural that mid-range mid-range phones would finally come to market one day, and even flagships would be a more valuable option to buy.
The dramatic increase in processor power, camera and display quality, battery capacity and charger speed, which are six of the most important parts of a smartphone, has enabled companies to easily equip their interfaces with great capabilities. For example, the IP67 waterproof standard, which we once saw only in the flagships, is now seen in some mid-range phones, thanks to the presence of the IP68 standard in the flagships. Optical image stabilization, which we once dreamed of adding to more economical handsets, is now present in many mid-range devices, and the flagships are equipped with more advanced models. The same can be said for battery capacity, charge speed, and so on.
So the intermediate market is much hotter now than it used to be. There are also excellent examples on the market from various companies such as Xiaomi, Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, Reelmi, Honor, etc., each of which has its own technical specifications and capabilities. But what we are going to address in this article is a comparison of the Galaxy A52s and the Honor 50, both of which are really valuable products.
While many may not yet distinguish it from Huawei, it finally broke away from Huawei last year due to the pressure of US sanctions against Huawei, which is now gripping the company, and now operates independently in the smartphone market. Do not impose sanctions on it. The company now sells its handsets without any problems with support for Google services and has a successful operation.
Samsung also launched the Galaxy A52s as a sequel to the popular Galaxy A52, which surprisingly outperformed the older model and attracted a large number of users. This phone can actually be considered a bridge between the midrange and the flagship, which has all the good features in acceptable limits and sizes or even beyond. Therefore, it is a very valuable choice.
We will take a closer look at both phones to see which one can ultimately be called the best intermediary on the market between them.
Galaxy A52s vs Honor 50; Differences and similarities at a glance
- Both phones will be introduced in 2021
- The Galaxy A52s has a plastic back panel, but the Honor 50’s back panel is made of glass.
- Displays both OLED and 120Hz phones
- The default operating system for both phones is Android 11.
- The chip used in both Snapdragon phones is 778G.
- The Honor 50 is available in a model with 12GB of RAM, while the Galaxy A52s end up with 8GB of RAM.
- The Galaxy A52s camera has optical image stabilization.
- The Honor 50 uses a 108-megapixel main camera.
- The Ener 50 uses a 4300 mAh battery and the charger speed is 66 watts, but the battery capacity of the Galaxy A52s reaches 4500 mAh and the charger speed reaches 25 watts.
Galaxy A52s vs Honor 50
Box opening
Since these two phones are mid-range, so we expected everything to be in their box except the charger, which fortunately is the case. When you open the box of the 50, you will see the phone itself, a very fast 66 watt charger and a USB-C to USB-A cable. But it goes further and puts in the box, in addition to the above, a transparent silicone case and a handsfree with USB-C interface, because the phone does not have a 3.5 mm jack.
On the other hand, the Korean company’s representative will deliver a completely secluded box with only the phone itself and its 25-watt fast charger with a dual-head USB-C cable. Other than that, and of course the manuals, there’s nothing in the box, no handsfree, no interface converter, not even a regular silicone case.
Design and display
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| Dimensions and weight | 8.4.75.1.159.9mm – 189g | 7.8 ۳ 73.8 × 160 mm – 175 g |
| Screen size | 6.5 inches 2400 × 1080 pixels | 6.57 by 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Display capabilities | Super AMOLED flat panel with 120Hz refresh rate – 84.9% screen-to-body ratio – 405 pixels per inch | Curved OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate – 89.7% screen-to-body ratio – 392 pixels per inch |
| Body Material | Front panel made of glass, back and frame made of plastic | Back and front panel made of glass, frame made of plastic |
| Resistance standard | IP67 with resistance to water penetration at a depth of one meter for 30 minutes | No standard has been registered |
In terms of design, both phones are really great in their size. Except that when you hold the Honor 50 in your hand, you feel better because it is both lighter and the back panel is made of glass. Of course, no one can claim that the back panel, which is made of glass, is necessarily a strong point, because the plastic is often less damaged in the event of a collision with the ground and does not reduce the beautiful appearance of the phone, but on the opposite side, the glass may break. . However, if you are using a protective frame, these are not very important.
On the front panel of each phone, we see a selfie camera embedded in a small hole that is slightly larger in size. On the back panel, we also see relatively large modules, but the Honor module looks bigger. This circular module hosts four cameras, one with a 108-megapixel sensor in the upper ring and the other three in the lower ring. The Galaxy A52s, however, has a design quite similar to the Galaxy A52. That is, a rectangular module with three cameras on one side and a camera and arrow on the other side.
In terms of color, the Honor 50 is more attractive. Only the black color of this phone is quite simple and other colors have a special design. But the Galaxy has only four very simple and ordinary colors, which makes it a good choice for more simple people. In general, it is a tasteful color, but the higher attractiveness of these colors can not be ignored on the Honor 50 glass panel.
Another thing that adds to the appeal of the Honor 50 is its curved display. This feature is often seen in flagship phones, and these days even Samsung does not use such a design in its regular flagship phones because it wants to be a factor in the aesthetic difference between the standard and plus model flagships with its ultra. So we are glad that Honor paid attention to this issue and made the beauty of his mid-range phone double.
On top of all that, the Honor 50 is lighter, slimmer and wider than the Galaxy A52s, but its overall size is only 0.01 mm taller than the Samsung Galaxy. However, the screen size is about 0.7 inches larger. This means that the Honor performs much better than Samsung in reducing the margin at the top and bottom of the screen, and the Honor 50 is superior to the competition in this regard. In terms of convenience, however, both phones do not pose a problem due to their almost equal size. But its representation is noticeably narrower, which may make it look a little more comfortable.
There is nothing on the frame of the two phones except the power key and the volume control keys. Of course, the Galaxy A52s also has a 3.5mm jack in the bottom, while the Honor 50 is useless. You can see these two phones from all angles below.
On the other hand, the Galaxy A52s, although it has a plastic body, also uses the IP67 waterproof and dustproof standard, so that it is completely resistant to water and dust penetration. The front panel of this phone is covered with Gorilla Glass 5 protective cover, while we do not see such a thing in the representative of the Chinese company. So it seems that when it comes to resistance, the Samsung Galaxy has the upper hand.
We get to the screen, where the scores are fully distributed. Although Samsung has equipped its phone with a slightly higher resolution display with a higher image density, most of the front panel of the display is a high-quality display, which can be a bigger advantage because the quality of the display is not different at all. There is nothing special in practice. Especially since the panel of both OLED phones and their refresh rate is 120 Hz. So it seems that in this section the user has to decide exactly what he wants. A display with a little more sharpness and density, or a display with a larger screen-to-body ratio, less margins, and of course curved corners?
Speaking of 120Hz refresh rate, we should also mention that the Galaxy A52s offers you two options of 60Hz or 120Hz, which by activating each of them, your phone display will remain fixed on them in all modes. But on the 50, 60Hz is fixed, but when the refresh rate is set to 120Hz, it is not fixed, and when you do not interact with the display, it is set to 90Hz. This makes the representation in energy consumption theoretically perform better. Especially when streaming video from YouTube, Netflix and gallery videos, the refresh rate drops to 60 Hz anyway, while on the Galaxy A52s everything is forced to stay at 120 Hz, while some apps do not support such refresh at all. .
Battery life
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| Battery capacity | 4500 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| battery charger | 25 watts | 66 watts |
| Charger inside the box | has it | has it |
| Charging rate |
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| Video playback | 19 hours and 29 minutes | 18 hours and 55 minutes |
| Web browsing | 12 hours and 38 minutes | 15 hours and 56 minutes |
| Voice call | 35 hours and 20 minutes | 34 hours and 23 minutes |
In terms of battery life, the Galaxy A52s should perform better on paper thanks to its larger battery life. But based on our research, we found that in practice both phones have almost the same performance in doing different things, and if one is better in one part, the other phone will appear better in the other part. In general, the Galaxy’s better performance is seen more in making calls and playing video, otherwise in video playback, the Honor representative has a much better performance. Of course, you should note that in web browsing, the Honor 50 was completely at 60Hz refresh rate with this score. Therefore, achieving such an hourly rate was not too far from expectation. Overall, the GSMArena website rated the Galaxy A52s and Honor 50 at 113 and 100 hours in terms of battery life.
In terms of charging speed, however, the sheet returns completely. Not surprisingly, the Honor 50 can charge much faster than the Galaxy A52s thanks to its fast 66-watt charger, but Samsung’s 25-watt charger isn’t slow at all. The huge difference between the two chargers should not necessarily be seen as a factor in the significant difference in charging speed, but in this comparison, there seems to be a half-hour difference. In general, according to studies, the Ener 50 is fully charged in 30 minutes and 61 minutes in 54 minutes. While the Galaxy A52s charges about 53% in 30 minutes and fully charges in 1 hour and 28 minutes.
Speaker
These days, mid-range or even budget phones are equipped with stereo speakers, which unfortunately only the Galaxy A52s have this attractive feature. As a result, there is a difference between the quality, clarity and volume of the two phones, which makes the Samsung Galaxy significantly better. According to reviews, the Galaxy A52s was able to perform better overall in terms of audio content playback. Features include Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos for gaming, advanced equalizer, and more.
Operating system, user interface and hardware
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| operating system | Android 11 | Android 11 |
| Interface | One UI 3.1 | Magic UI 4.2 |
| The amount of software support | three years | two years |
| Processor | Snapdragon 778G – with 6nm lithography – four cores of Cortex-A78 type with a frequency of 2.4 GHz and four cores of Cortex-A55 type with a frequency of 1.9 GHz – Adreno 642L graphics | Snapdragon 778G – with 6nm lithography – four cores of Cortex-A78 type with a frequency of 2.4 GHz and four cores of Cortex-A55 type with a frequency of 1.8 GHz – Adreno 642L graphics |
| Internal memory / RAM | 4/128, 6/128, 6/256, 128/8, 8/256 GB | 6/128, 8/128, 8/256, 12/256 GB |
| External memory card support | Has – shared with the second SIM card port | does not have |
software
In terms of software, both phones are really great and meet all the daily needs of users. Of course, there are differences that make users prefer one over the other, but in general we must say that you will not see any particular weakness in everyday use. But we will take a brief look at images of the software environment as well as a series of features to see which product looks more interesting at first glance.
Let’s start with Honor 50. A product that, although made out of Huawei supervision, has a user interface that feels quite similar to Huawei’s EMUI 12. Of course, these similarities are more apparent, especially in the design of icons, themes, display defaults that are always clear, and all of which are part of the appearance and visual effects. But in terms of functionality and attractiveness, this interface really has nothing to say against EMUI.
However, it tried to minimize all the features of Android 11, including instant access permissions, notification bubbles, media control in the notification area, and grouping of messaging app messages in the notification area. Other than that, we have to say that all the features in this interface are similar to Android Stoke, except that it does not have the simple look of Android and is a bit personalized.
A number of applications such as gallery, phone, weather, calculator, file management, Notepad, etc. are not by default for Google, but all applications and services of this American company in Honor 50 are fully supported, and there is no need to worry about this. Not about. There are also a number of pre-installed applications that you can remove.
Unlike EMUI 12, this time the notifications panel and Quick Settings are not divided into two sections, but are placed vertically in a menu. There are a number of weaknesses in this section, the most important of which are the inability to access the quick settings panel by swiping down from any part of the screen, as well as the lack of automatic brightness control option. Thus, the user must enter the general settings of the device to be able to enable or disable this option.
Also, in the main menu, when you hold on to any application, only the “Uninstall” option appears, so to access more options, you must enter the settings and applications section. On the plus side, there are some interesting gestures on the phone, such as picking up the phone to answer a call or picking up the phone to turn on the display. We should also mention the very high speed and optimization of the Magic UI interface as a big strength. Of course, in general, it seems that this interface still has a lot of unfinished work and it needs to update it with more capabilities. Otherwise, it can not last long in the face of the best in this field, of which Samsung is one.
On the Galaxy A52s, thanks to the One UI interface, there are so many features that you may not even remember to use many of them for a long time. In general, not all of the weaknesses mentioned in connection with the Honor 50 interface are present in the One UI, but it also has an extremely great feature. Although the Korean company’s heavy interface occasionally crashes, do not underestimate the weakness of the hardware as it is perfectly normal.
On a Samsung phone you can see the notifications panel by swiping down from anywhere on the screen (this option must be enabled in the settings), by holding down the icon of each application to features such as delete, add to home, select, information of that application in the settings And even access shortcuts that are really great. All this, along with Samsung’s three-year commitment to support the phone in software, has made the Honor 50 not have much to say to the competition in terms of both software capabilities and support. It should be noted that we do not know exactly how long Honor will update its phones, but it seems that for Honor 50, we should see a two-year update of the operating system.
hardware
In terms of hardware, both phones use the same processor, but the low-power Cortex-A55 cores in the Samsung dealer are set at 1.9 GHz, while in the competitor it reaches 1.8 GHz, which in practice is a huge difference. We will not see this because the type of software used is the hardware that matters. To ensure the hardware strength of these products, you can see the benchmark tests for both phones below.
| Geekbench (CPU speed check only) |
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| single core | 771 | 787 |
| Multi-core | 2801 | 2971 |
| AnTuTu (review of the overall performance of the phone in various fields) |
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| Overall score | 506432 | 470348 |
| GFX Manhattan ES 3.0 (check for offscreen graphics power, display quality provided by the monitor is not considered) |
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| Score | 56 | 56 |
| GFX Manhattan ES 3.0 (onscreen graphics power, display quality provided by the monitor is considered) |
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| Score | 49 | 48 |
In general, by considering the results of different tests, we can assure you that both phones will meet your needs in exactly the same way. In fact, whatever the Honor 50 can do, the Galaxy A52s will definitely do. So there is no difference between the two products unless we look at two phones with two different amounts of RAM.
Camera
| Phone name | Galaxy A52s | انر 50 |
| Main camera | 64-megapixel with f / 1.8 aperture – 1.7-inch sensor with a pixel size of 0.8 micrometers – with optical image stabilization – 16-megapixel output (4-in-1 pixel combination) | 108-megapixel with f / 1.9 aperture – 1.52-inch sensor with 0.7-micron pixel size – 12-megapixel output (9-in-1 pixel combination) |
| Second camera | 12-megapixel ultra-wide with f / 2 ٫ 2 aperture and 123-degree viewing angle, night mode support | Ultra-wide 8-megapixel with f / 2 ٫ 2 aperture and 123-degree viewing angle |
| Third camera | 2 megapixel macro with f / 2 ٫ 4 aperture | 2 megapixel macro with f / 2 ٫ 4 aperture |
| Fourth camera | Measurement of 2 megapixel depth with f / 2.4 aperture | Measurement of 2 megapixel depth with f / 2.4 aperture |
| Video quality | 4K at 30 frames per second, 1080P at 30/60 frames per second | 4K at 30 frames per second, 1080P at 30/60 frames per second |
| Selfie camera | 32 megapixel with f / 2 f 2 aperture | 32 megapixel with f / 2 f 2 aperture |
| Video quality | 4K at 30 frames per second, 1080P at 30/60 frames per second | 1080P at 30 frames per second |
On paper, except for the main camera, the other cameras are not very different from each other. Again, megapixels should not mislead you into thinking that the picture or video quality of a phone is necessarily better because of the higher megapixel camera. But there will definitely be some differences between the two phones. In the field of ultra-wide photography, on paper, it is superior to the Samsung representative. It remains to be seen what will happen in practice. Other cameras such as selfies, macros and depth gauges have exactly the same specifications, except that the selfie camera can only shoot in FHD resolution at 30 frames per second, while the selfie camera used in the Galaxy A52s can function like a camera. Show off your original.
The user interface of the Honor and Samsung camera is quite simple and has no special complexity. Apart from that, representing the Koreans also has some more attractive features such as Single Take. Both phones support night mode to help the user in low light environments. Now it’s your decision to look at the pictures below to see which product best meets your expectations.
Conclusion
In general, both the Galaxy A52s and the Honor 50 are two of the best mid-range models currently, But there are definitely some differences between the two that may make you prefer one over the other.
If you are looking for a beautiful, well-built and comfortable product, powerful, with a quality main camera, a very fast charger with a curved display, and you also want to get a free handsfree box and silicone case, the Onr 50 is the best choice. But if you want a rich user interface, battery life, software support time, video quality, optical image stabilization, a better selfie camera, and of course a plastic-bodied product, the Galaxy A52s could be a better choice. In general, the strengths and weaknesses of each phone can be categorized under.
Strengths of the Galaxy A52s
- Various colors, high build quality, IP67 waterproof standard and Gorilla Glass 5 protective coating
- High-quality AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate
- Convenient battery life and support for a 25-watt fast charger inside the box
- Excellent sound quality
- Enjoy a fast, efficient and feature-rich interface
- Three-year software support and four-year security support
- Powerful Snapdragon 778G chip with excellent performance in various tasks
- High quality cameras, especially the main camera with support for optical image stabilization
- Ultra wide camera support for night mode
- Support for 3.5 mm jack
- 4K video recording with two main and ultra-wide cameras at any zoom level
Weaknesses of the Galaxy A52s
- High price compared to other options in the market
- Unstable performance of phone cameras in displaying colors
- Unstable performance of selfie camera in different situations
Honor 50 strengths
- Diverse colors, high build quality
- Stunning design
- High quality OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate
- Convenient battery life and support for a 66-watt fast charger inside the box
- Existence of handsfree and frame inside the box
- Powerful Snapdragon 778G chip with excellent performance in various tasks
- Powerful main camera
- 4K video recording with the main camera
Weaknesses of Honor 50
- High price compared to more valuable competitors
- Do not use stereo speakers
- Do not support the 3.5 mm jack
- Lack of water and dust standard
- Poor user interface and lack of attractive and functional capabilities
- Not so good ultra-wide camera performance
