Samsung Galaxy A32 vs Galaxy A31
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A32 (with Mediatek Helio G80) that was released on February 25, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A31, which is powered by Mediatek Helio P65 and came out 1 year before. 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
- Higher display refresh rate β 90 Hz
- Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (813 against 629 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
- The phone is 1 year newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A31
- Shows 15% longer battery life (25:27 vs 22:11 hours)
- 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 414 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 96.8% |
| PWM | - | 238 Hz |
| Response time | - | 8 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 73.1 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G80 | Mediatek Helio P65 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 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 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Arm Mali-G52 2EEMC2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 820 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~78.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 740 | 968 |
| Single-core score | 313 | 414 |
| Multi-core score | 907 | 1183 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 121221 | 126654 |
| GPU | 16565 | 16593 |
| Memory | 72539 | 65117 |
| UX | 73507 | 77682 |
| Total score | 283832 | 286046 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [4 tests] |
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 A31
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-05 (ΠΠΌΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΉ) | AnTuTu 11 | 285204 |
| π 2026-05-01 -> Kntbekovvdkg | AnTuTu 11 | 241611 |
| π 2025-12-28 (Π§ΠΠΠΠ) | AnTuTu 11 | 286046 |
| π 2025-10-30 (Todoshi) | AnTuTu 11 | 290447 |
| π 2024-04-18 (samueltails) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 968 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 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 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 18.6 GB | 27 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-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (25% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:19 hr | 2:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:05 hr | 10:26 hr |
| Watching video | 12:48 hr | 14:36 hr |
| Gaming | 05:29 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 126 hr |
General battery life
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 | 123Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | No | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 5963 x 3354 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 12 |
| 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2021 | March 2020 |
| Release date | February 2021 | April 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $210 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.45 W/kg | 0.49 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | 1.68 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
If the camera, performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A31. But if the display and software are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A32.
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