I'm a firm believer in not overpaying for a quality smartphone experience. My favorite phone of 2020 wasn't theGalaxy S20or theOnePlus 8 Pro, it was thePixel 4a. After years of thebest cheap Android phonesbeing phones that were just "good enough", the last two years have given us budget phones that look, feel and perform far better than expected, and the bar has been similarly raised for the mid-range phones like theOnePlus Nord, theGalaxy S20 FE, and thePixel 4a 5G.
Last year'sGalaxy A51 5Gbrought us power that the 4G versions of the A51 lacked and gave us bonafide 5G options without having to shell out flagship money. That made its sequel, the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G, one of the most anticipated phones of the year from a normal consumer standpoint, and Samsung has delivered. While there are places where the strings of its $500 price tag shine through, the Galaxy A52 5G is a great phone for the everyday user.
