Samsung Galaxy A32

Name: Samsung Galaxy A32
Brand: Samsung

$136Budget2021

6.5

Overall Score

within Budget

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.4"

Display

64MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

15W

Charging

184g

Weight

Why the Galaxy A32

Budget

The Galaxy A32 offers a fantastic display and battery life for budget-conscious users. However, the aging processor and slow charging speeds limit its performance for modern multitasking or gaming.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

6.0

Performance

5.0

Battery

8.5

Display

8.0

Build

6.0

Value

8.5

Strengths

Excellent Super AMOLED display

Long-lasting 5000mAh battery

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack

Great value for the price

Dedicated microSD slot

Weaknesses

Slow 15W charging speed

Underpowered Helio G80 chipset

No optical image stabilization

Limited to 1080p video recording

Plastic frame and back construction

Samsung Galaxy A32 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2021, February 25

Announced

2021, February 25

Network

5 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

Technology

GSM, HSPA, LTE

Display

4 specs

Size

6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Chipset

Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF

8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

5 MP (macro)

Auxiliary lens

Video

1080p@30fps

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

2 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

Single

20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

FM radio, RDS, recording

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Charging

15W wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back

Weight

184 g (6.49 oz)

Dimensions

158.9 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm (6.26 x 2.90 x 0.33 in)

Our Tests

5 specs

Camera

Photo / Video

Display

814 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-30.3 LUFS (Below average)

Performance

AnTuTu: 286666 (v8)

GeekBench: 1277 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 8.1fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 119h

Misc

4 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 136.24 · price_original: 136.24

Colors

Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet

Models

SM-A325F, SM-A325F/DS, SM-A325M, SM-A325N

SAR EU

0.45 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)

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Samsung Galaxy A32

$136Budget2021

6.5

Overall Score

within Budget

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

Find on Amazon

6.4"

Display

64MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

15W

Charging

184g

Weight

Why the Galaxy A32

Budget

The Galaxy A32 offers a fantastic display and battery life for budget-conscious users. However, the aging processor and slow charging speeds limit its performance for modern multitasking or gaming.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

6.0

Performance

5.0

Battery

8.5

Display

8.0

Build

6.0

Value

8.5

Strengths

Excellent Super AMOLED display

Long-lasting 5000mAh battery

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack

Great value for the price

Dedicated microSD slot

Weaknesses

Slow 15W charging speed

Underpowered Helio G80 chipset

No optical image stabilization

Limited to 1080p video recording

Plastic frame and back construction

Samsung Galaxy A32 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2021, February 25

Announced

2021, February 25

Network

5 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

Technology

GSM, HSPA, LTE

Display

4 specs

Size

6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Chipset

Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF

8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

5 MP (macro)

Auxiliary lens

Video

1080p@30fps

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

2 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

Single

20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes (market/region dependent)

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

FM radio, RDS, recording

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Charging

15W wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back

Weight

184 g (6.49 oz)

Dimensions

158.9 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm (6.26 x 2.90 x 0.33 in)

Our Tests

5 specs

Camera

Photo / Video

Display

814 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-30.3 LUFS (Below average)

Performance

AnTuTu: 286666 (v8)

GeekBench: 1277 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 8.1fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 119h

Misc

4 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 136.24 · price_original: 136.24

Colors

Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet

Models

SM-A325F, SM-A325F/DS, SM-A325M, SM-A325N

SAR EU

0.45 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)

Compare the Galaxy A32 with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

Samsung Galaxy M17POPULAR

$137 · Score 7.5 · Budget

Compare

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Price, size and performance

Where to next

Compare with Samsung Galaxy M17 Compare with Samsung Galaxy A14 Newer: Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Find a phone around $150 Trade in your old phone for the Samsung Galaxy A32 Compare with Xiaomi Poco M5s