Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Specs Comparison

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9.2	6.5
Apple iPhone 8	Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
Released · Sep 22, 2017	Released · Jan 22, 2021
4.7-inch	6.5-inch
Single camera	Quad camera
2GB · 256GB	4GB · 64GB
1821 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.22 oz (148.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Awesome black, Awesome white, Awesome blue, Awesome violet

Display

Size
4.7-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
65.34 %	81.58 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Octa-core 2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Mali-G57 MC3
RAM
2GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB	64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
1821 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 56min

Browsing

18h 45min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

10h 32min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	48 MP (Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, n79
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A	Date approved: Mar 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA326U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg	Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 849	€ 280
In The Box
EarPods with Lighting connector, Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017	Jan 13, 2021

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 699

with 128GB storage


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
MSRP	€ 300

A1863

with 128 GB storage


Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Specs
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