Samsung Galaxy A32 vs Galaxy A23
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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 A23, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 1 year 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 77% higher peak brightness (813 against 460 nits)
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A23
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (398K versus 283K)
- Shows 8% longer battery life (23:59 vs 22:11 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 680
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 405 and 313 points
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 | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 460 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 83.2% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
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) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 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 | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G80 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 740 | 346 |
| Single-core score | 313 | 405 |
| Multi-core score | 907 | 1361 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 121221 | 186622 |
| GPU | 16565 | 26319 |
| Memory | 72539 | 96462 |
| UX | 73507 | 89240 |
| Total score | 283832 | 398643 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [6 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7188 |
| Video editing | - | 4209 |
| Photo editing | - | 14461 |
| Data manipulation | - | 6045 |
| Writing score | - | 8304 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A32
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones) | AnTuTu 11 | 275902 |
| π 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214) | AnTuTu 11 | 243104 |
| π 2026-07-01 (Rolex) | AnTuTu 11 | 314721 |
| π 2025-12-30 (Pouria) | AnTuTu 11 | 260089 |
| π 2025-12-27 -> Daddy_Hurt | AnTuTu 11 | 254898 |
Samsung Galaxy A23
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-11 (TestGame) | AnTuTu 11 | 398643 |
| π 2026-02-28 (Nikita) | AnTuTu 11 | 330162 |
| π 2026-01-31 (Mah) | AnTuTu 11 | 399045 |
| π 2025-12-17 (Murat) | AnTuTu 11 | 316098 |
| π 2025-12-12 (ZeroOne) | AnTuTu 11 | 413187 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 18.6 GB | 24 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 | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (25% in 30 min) | Yes (32% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:19 hr | 1:43 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:05 hr | 08:39 hr |
| Watching video | 12:48 hr | 13:39 hr |
| Gaming | 05:29 hr | 05:40 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 128 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 | Optical |
| 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 | 123Β° | - |
| 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 4) 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" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| 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 - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | February 2021 | March 2022 |
| Release date | February 2021 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $240 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G |
| SAR (head) | 0.45 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 15 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A23. But if the display is more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A32.
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