Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Galaxy A32
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A50 (with Exynos 7 Octa 9610) that was released on February 25, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A32, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G80 and came out 2 years 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 A50
- 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (365K versus 283K)
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 7 Octa 9610
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 370 and 313 points
- Weighs 18 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Shows 23% longer battery life (22:11 vs 18:02 hours)
- Delivers 48% higher peak brightness (821 against 553 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- The phone is 2 years 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 650 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 84.5% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 141.5% | - |
| PWM | 119 Hz | - |
| Response time | 7 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) |
| Width | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 166 g (5.86 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 | Mediatek Helio G80 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 36 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~40.8 GFLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1410 | 740 |
| Single-core score | 370 | 313 |
| Multi-core score | 1021 | 907 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 149165 | 121221 |
| GPU | 18580 | 16565 |
| Memory | 94830 | 72539 |
| UX | 102433 | 73507 |
| Total score | 365008 | 283832 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [8 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5152 | - |
| Video editing | 5186 | - |
| Photo editing | 9306 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5338 | - |
| Writing score | 6344 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A50
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Stabilizashke a50) | AnTuTu 12 | 381809 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Gadji Tæmæv) | AnTuTu 11 | 372305 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (A50M Max 🇹🇷) | AnTuTu 11 | 380008 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Muhammed tech) | AnTuTu 11 | 368004 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (A50M max) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 374 / 1132 |
Samsung Galaxy A32
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-13 (kauaalsf) | AnTuTu 11 | 311584 |
| 📘 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones) | AnTuTu 11 | 275902 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214) | AnTuTu 11 | 243104 |
| 📘 2026-07-01 (Rolex) | AnTuTu 11 | 314721 |
| 📘 2025-12-30 (Pouria) | AnTuTu 11 | 260089 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 3.1 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 22 GB | 18.6 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 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, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min) | Yes (25% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 2:19 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:00 hr | 08:05 hr |
| Watching video | 11:18 hr | 12:48 hr |
| Gaming | 04:38 hr | 05:29 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 25 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5288 x 3968 | 9216 x 6912 |
| 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 | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 25 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 64 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 | 25 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX576 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.78" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.9 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" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A50 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 25 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6024 x 4024 | 5380 x 3620 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.9 micron | - |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | No |
| 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 2019 | February 2021 |
| Release date | March 2019 | February 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $395 | $250 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.27 W/kg | 0.45 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.39 W/kg | 1.3 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 display, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A32. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A50.
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