LAST YEAR, Isaid Samsung's $400Galaxy A51 was overpriced. Naturally, Samsung went ahead and jacked up the price of its successor, theGalaxy A52 5G. This year's update costs $500.
Before you get your pitchforks out, this newAndroid phonedoeshave a few new features that somewhat justify the bump in price, like added 5G connectivity, a faster screen refresh rate of 120 Hz, and a commitment from Samsung to a longer window for software updates—three years of Android OS upgrades with four years of security updates. The latter is even longer than what Google offers for itsPixel phones.
The A52 5G is a good phone, but it's plagued by the same flaws as its predecessor: Its performance isn't as smooth as it should be, and the cameras remain a step behind our current favorite midpriced phone, thePixel 4A 5G.
