Samsung Galaxy A32 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm	6.35 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.23 oz (205.0 g)	7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Awesome black, Awesome white, Awesome blue, Awesome violet	Phantom silver, Black, Violet

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
TFT	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
90Hz	120Hz (adaptive)
Screen-to-body
81.58 %	88.63 %
Peak brightness
	1300 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G57 MC3	Adreno 660
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
64GB (UFS 2.2)	128GB (UFS 3.0)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (13, 12, 11), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4800 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 56min

Browsing

18h 45min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

10h 32min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 26min

Browsing

10h 50min

Video

8h 27min

Gaming

8h 36min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS
Front
13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, n79	Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
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)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA326U	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg	Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.97 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 280	$ 1000
In The Box
Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers	C to C Data Cable, Ejection Pin

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 13, 2021	Jan 14, 2021

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

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

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1050

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x 2.91GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.81GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.2GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
5G	Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg Phablet: 1.95 W/kg

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Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Specs	Samsung Galaxy S21+ Specs
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