Samsung Galaxy A32 vs Galaxy A21s
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Samsung Galaxy A32 Samsung Galaxy A21s
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A32 (with Mediatek Helio G80) that was released on February 25 2021 against the Samsung Galaxy A21s which is powered by Exynos 850 and came out 10 months before. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- 52% higher pixel density (411 vs 270 PPI)
- 53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (223K versus 146K)
- Delivers 67% higher peak brightness (821 against 491 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
- 83% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 350 and 191 points
- The phone is 10-months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A21s
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 850
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy A32 77 Galaxy A21s 53 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy A32 31 Galaxy A21s 24 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy A32 80 Galaxy A21s 82 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy A32 58 Galaxy A21s 54 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy A32 73 Galaxy A21s 74 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy A32 61 Galaxy A21s 54
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy A32 vs Galaxy A21s
Display
| Type | Super AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 540 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 82.8% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
Display tests | RGB color space | - | 88.4% |
| PWM | - | 500 Hz |
| Response time | - | 30.4 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1500:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy A32 +67% 821 nits Galaxy A21s 491 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3]
Design and build
| Height | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 184 gramm (6.49 oz) | 192 gramm (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White Black Blue Purple | Black Blue Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy A32 +2% 84.6% Galaxy A21s 82.8%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy A32 and Samsung Galaxy A21s in the benchmarks
SoC | Chipset | Mediatek Helio G80 | Samsung Exynos 850 |
| Max. clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (8) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 | - 8 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Mali-G52 MP1 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 820 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~54.6 GFLOPS | ~126 GFLOPS |
Memory | RAM size | 4 6 8 GB | 3 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage | Storage size | 64 128 GB | 32 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy A32 +83% 350 Galaxy A21s 191 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy A32 +16% 1287 Galaxy A21s 1114 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy A32 +53% 223187 Galaxy A21s 146163
| CPU | 65278 | 43099 |
| GPU | 56558 | 24795 |
| Memory | 36467 | 35711 |
| UX | 62688 | 41901 |
| Total score | 223187 | 146163 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy A32 n/a Galaxy A21s 422
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 422 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | - | 5480 |
Sources: 3DMark [3] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 4.1 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 18.6 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
Specifications | Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (25% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:19 hr | 2:10 hr |
Battery life tests | Web browsing | 12:46 hr | 12:34 hr |
| Watching video | 14:17 hr | 14:21 hr |
| Gaming | 06:20 hr | 05:26 hr |
| Standby | 115 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life Galaxy A32 35:02 hr Galaxy A21s 35:07 hr Smartphones With the Best Battery Life (95th and 93rd place)
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera | Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9216 x 6912 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode |
Selfie camera | Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB PAN OPP MAP HSP HID HFP DIP AVRCP A2DP | PBAP/PAB PAN OPP MAP HSP HID HFP DIP AVRCP A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
Network | Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test Max. loudness Galaxy A32 n/a Galaxy A21s 79.5 dB
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | February 2021 | May 2020 |
| Release date | February 2021 | June 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.45 W/kg | 0.23 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | 1.38 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data we think that the Samsung Galaxy A32 is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy A32 75 (64.7%) Samsung Galaxy A21s 41 (35.3%) Vote Total votes:
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