Samsung Galaxy A12 vs Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 24, 2020	Jan 13, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€179	€280

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm	6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
7.23 oz (205.0 g)	7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red	Awesome black, Awesome white, Awesome blue, Awesome violet

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.58% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G57 MC3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 56min

Browsing

18h 45min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

10h 32min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm	48 MP (Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, 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
No	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U	Date approved: Mar 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA326U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg	Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€300

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
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