The Samsung Galaxy A32 is a mid-range Android

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developed and manufactured by

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. It serves as the successor to the Galaxy A31. The phone is similar to its predecessor, but features an upgraded 64 MP main camera. The device also comes with a 5G variant with stripped-down camera and screen (48 MP main camera and PLS TFT display), but with a faster SoC. The Galaxy A32 5G was the first to be released on 22 January 2021 while the Galaxy A32 was released subsequently on 17 February 2021.

Specifications

Design

The Galaxy A32 uses tempered glass for protecting the display, plastic frame and plastic back. There are 4 color options for both devices, titled Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue and Awesome Violet.

Physical dimensions and weight

= 4G variant

= * 158.9 × 73.6 × 8.4 mm (6.26 × 2.90 × 0.33 in) (H × W × D) * 184 grams (~6.49 oz)

= 5G variant

= * 164.2 × 76.1 × 9.1 mm (6.46 × 3.00 × 0.36 in) (H × W × D) * 205 grams (~7.23 oz)

Hardware

Galaxy A32 4G uses the

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Helio G80 (12 nm) SoC with octa-core

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(2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) and

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G52-MC2

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. It runs on

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with

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3.1. It has 64GB or 128GB of internal memory (ROM) with 4GB - 8GB of RAM. It has removable external

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memory card slot (dedicated slot, maximum 512 GB is supported). It has single or dual (dual stand-by) SIM slot (nano-SIM). It has 5000 mAh Li-Ion battery (non-removable) with 15W fast charging support. It supports GSM, HSPA and LTE networks. It also has a loudspeaker and 3.5 mm audio jack. Galaxy A32 5G uses MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G (7 nm) SoC with octa-core CPU (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) and Mali G57-MC3 GPU. It runs on Android 11 with

3.1. It has 64 GB or 128 GB of internal memory (ROM) with 4-8 GB of RAM. It has removable external microSDXC memory card slot (uses shared SIM slot, maximum 512 GB is supported). It has single or hybrid dual (dual stand-by) SIM slot (nano-SIM). It has 5000 mAh Li-Ion battery (non-removable) with 15W fast charging support. It supports GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE and 5G networks. It also has a loudspeaker and 3.5 mm audio jack.

Display

= 4G variant

= *Super AMOLED, 90 Hz refresh rate, 800 nits brightness (HBM), Infinity-U Display *6.4-inches with 98.9 cm² body to screen, with ~84.6% screen-to-body ratio *1080 × 2400 pixels resolution, 20:9 ratio with ~411 ppi density

= 5G variant

= *PLS TFT, 90 Hz refresh rate, Infinity-U Display *6.5-inches with 102 cm² body to screen, with ~81.6% screen-to-body ratio. *720 × 1600 pixels resolution, 20:9 ratio with ~270 ppi density.

Camera

= 4G variant

Rear camera

Quad camera setup: *64 MP main camera (f/1.8 aperture, 26mm focal length, PDAF) *8 MP wide-angle camera (f/2.2 aperture, 123˚ field of view, 1/4.0" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size) *5 MP macro camera (f/2.4 aperture) *5 MP depth sensor (f/2.4 aperture)

Front camera

*20 MP (f/2.2 aperture)

Features

*Single LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video recording

*1080p@30fps *720p@120fps

= 5G variant

Rear camera

Quad camera setup: *48 MP main camera (f/1.8 aperture, 26mm focal length, 1/2.0" sensor size, 0.8 µm pixel size, PDAF) *8 MP wide-angle camera (f/2.2 aperture, 123˚ field of view, 1/4.0" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size) *5 MP macro camera (f/2.4 aperture) *2 MP depth sensor (f/2.4 aperture)

Front camera

*13 MP (f/2.2 aperture)

Features

*Single LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video recording

*4K@30fps *1080p@30fps/120fps *1080p@30fps (front)

Sensors

= 4G variant

= *Under-display fingerprint (optical) sensor *

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*Proximity sensor *

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= 5G variant

= *Side-mounted fingerprint sensor *Accelerometer *Gyro *Proximity sensor *Compass

Connectivity

= 4G variant

= *WLAN:

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a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot *

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5.0, A2DP, LE *

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with A-GPS,

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, GALILEO, BDS *

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(market/region dependent) *Radio: FM, RDS, recording *USB Type-C 2.0,

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= 5G variant

= *WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot *Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE *GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS *NFC (market/region dependent) *Radio: unspecified *USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Reception

The device was given a positive reception, but the camera, especially the 5G variant, was considered to be mediocre with

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giving it an 8/10,

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giving it a 7.5/10.

References

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