Samsung Galaxy A32 vs A13 5G
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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 A13 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
- Delivers 87% higher peak brightness (821 against 440 nits)
- 52% higher pixel density (411 vs 270 PPI)
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
- Shows 8% longer battery life (23:58 vs 22:11 hours)
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (364K versus 283K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 700 5G
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 68% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 525 and 313 points
- The phone is 10 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 82.2% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | - | 89.4% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1519:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) | 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G80 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 740 | - |
| Single-core score | 313 | 525 |
| Multi-core score | 907 | 1580 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 121221 | 142483 |
| GPU | 16565 | 42773 |
| Memory | 72539 | 68807 |
| UX | 73507 | 110644 |
| Total score | 283832 | 364707 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 324 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 5824 |
| Video editing | - | 5026 |
| Photo editing | - | 12620 |
| Data manipulation | - | 6696 |
| Writing score | - | 7027 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A32
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones) | AnTuTu | 275902 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214) | AnTuTu | 243104 |
| 📘 2026-07-01 (Rolex) | AnTuTu | 314721 |
| 📘 2025-12-30 (Pouria) | AnTuTu | 260089 |
| 📘 2025-12-27 -> Daddy_Hurt | AnTuTu | 254898 |
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI Core 4.1 |
| OS size | 18.6 GB | 16.5 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max 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 (27% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:19 hr | 2:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:05 hr | 09:36 hr |
| Watching video | 12:48 hr | 13:40 hr |
| Gaming | 05:29 hr | 05:32 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9216 x 6912 | 8700 x 5800 |
| 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 2560 x 1960 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | February 2021 | December 2021 |
| Release date | February 2021 | December 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $249 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.45 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display is more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A32. But if the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and software are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G.
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