Samsung may be getting close to updating two popular midsize devices: the Galaxy A52 and the A72. Leakage of press renderings and prices have gone up in the last month, and now SamMobile is reporting that phones will have screens with a higher refresh rate. This is a welcome feature that has emerged from much more expensive flagship devices; faster refresh rates provide a much more efficient experience, with smoother animations and scrolling than the typical 60 Hz screen offers.
The A52 and A72 must be sold in LTE and 5G versions; LTE phones are supposed to have 90Hz screens, while 5G versions will have 120Hz panels. (SamMobile it just indicates that the A52 5G will have the 120 Hz screen, but it looks like the A72 5G will also have it.) A 90 Hz panel is not unheard of in the lower A52 economy / intermediate class – the $ 300 OnePlus Nord N10 5G is equipped with one – but it’s still unusual.
SamMobile it also reports some more specifications for the A52 5G: it will include a Snapdragon 750G chipset, 6.5 inch OLED screen and a 4,500mAh battery with 25W fast charging. It should also ship with Android 11. Probably variants will be offered with 6 GB of RAM / 128 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM / 256 GB of storage.
In front of the camera, it is supposed to include a 64-megapixel main sensor with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide 5-megapixel macro and a 5-megapixel depth sensor camera. It also includes a 32 megapixel selfie camera. It is expected to cost around € 450 (close to $ 550), while the non-5G model can cost $ 400.
The Galaxy A51 was one of the best selling phones worldwide in the first half of 2020, and Samsung seems eager to build its success with attractive features, such as the highest refresh rate screen. We like the A51’s high-quality screen and good build quality, but we think your processor loads a little bit slower – something Samsung will want to fix in this segment.
The performance of the A51’s 4,000 mAh battery was also reasonable. A screen with a higher refresh rate would probably require even more power, which may be part of the reason why this year’s model is supposed to offer a bigger battery. Capacity is only part of the equation, so it’s something we’ll keep an eye on when this device finally makes its official debut.