Samsung Galaxy A32 vs A15 4G

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 A15 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 2 years and 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
  • Weighs 16 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
  • 84% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (522K versus 283K)
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (26:31 vs 22:11 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU โ€“ Helio G99
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
  • The phone is 2 years and 10 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 708 and 313 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A32 and A15 4G crucial features
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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 45% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better gaming performance.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better gaming performance matters to you.
Main improvements: gaming, battery life, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.4 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 411 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5% 84.4%
Display features - Always-On Display - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 187 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - โˆž Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
813 nits
805 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) 160.1 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A32 and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
SoC
Chipset Mediatek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio G99
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 -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 48 64
GPU clock 950 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~91.2 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A32 and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
708
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1862
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A15 4G +4327%
32758
Compute Score (GPU) 740 32758
Single-core score 313 708
Multi-core score 907 1862
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
283832
522075
CPU 121221 203294
GPU 16565 42919
Memory 72539 120509
UX 73507 155353
Total score 283832 522075
Samples [8 tests] [18 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 130
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9148
Video editing - 4687
Photo editing - 14623
Data manipulation - 7719
Writing score - 11588

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A32
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu 11275902
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu 11243104
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu 11314721
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-30 (Pouria)AnTuTu 11260089
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-27 -> Daddy_HurtAnTuTu 11254898
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 7 CPU664 / 2074
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali)AnTuTu 11503324
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Yusif)AnTuTu 11531994
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 6 CPU724 / 1991
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-06 (ุนูŠู† ุดู…ุณุงูˆูŠ)AnTuTu 11480715

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 5.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 18.6 GB 23 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (25% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:19 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:05 hr 09:21 hr
Watching video 12:48 hr 15:42 hr
Gaming 05:29 hr 07:54 hr
Standby 116 hr 137 hr
General battery life
22:11 hr
26:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 8160 x 6120
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) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123ยฐ -
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor - Hynix Hi5022Q
Sensor size - 1/2.8" (โ‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 17 mm
Sensor - SmartSense SC501CS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (โ‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (โ‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Stabilization No No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5380 x 3620 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor CMOS GalaxyCore GC013A
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (โ‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
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 5.3
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
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, QZSS
NFC* No Depends on the region
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

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced February 2021 December 2023
Release date February 2021 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $250 $170
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
SAR (head) 0.45 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.3 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G is definitely a better buy.

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