Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2018	Jan 13, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€280

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm	6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink	Awesome black, Awesome white, Awesome blue, Awesome violet

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.58% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	4.8 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 512	Mali-G57 MC3
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
3800 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

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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
24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm	48 MP (Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.9" Pixel size: 1 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 18, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F	Date approved: Mar 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA326U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 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

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€300

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