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Samsung Galaxy M53 vs Galaxy A32

49 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy M53
VS
39 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A32
Samsung Galaxy M53
Samsung Galaxy A32

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy M53 (with MediaTek Dimensity 900) that was released on April 7, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A32, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G80 and came out 1 year and 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy M53
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (680K versus 283K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 900
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
  • The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy M53 and Galaxy A32 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
245.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
34.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy M53
vs
Galaxy A32

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2408 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 394 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.4% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% -
PWM 244 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Galaxy M53
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Galaxy A32
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy M53
795 nits
Galaxy A32 +2%
812 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.7 mm (6.48 inches) 158.9 mm (6.26 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 73.6 mm (2.9 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green White, Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy M53 +1%
85.4%
Galaxy A32
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy M53 and Samsung Galaxy A32
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 900 Mediatek Helio G80
Max clock 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache 2 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MC4 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 128 48
GPU clock 900 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~230.4 GFLOPS ~91.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy M53 and Samsung Galaxy A32
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy M53 +209%
968
Galaxy A32
313
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy M53 +170%
2449
Galaxy A32
907
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 740
Single-core score 968 313
Multi-core score 2449 907
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy M53 +140%
680628
Galaxy A32
283832
CPU 260915 121221
GPU 97615 16565
Memory 101494 72539
UX 220604 73507
Total score 680628 283832
Samples Less than 3 [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 228 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 3 FPS -
Graphics score 609 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8756 -
Video editing 6265 -
Photo editing 18598 -
Data manipulation 8975 -
Writing score 13387 -
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Samsung Galaxy A32
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu 11275902
📘 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu 11243104
📘 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu 11314721
📘 2025-12-30 (Pouria)AnTuTu 11260089
📘 2025-12-27 -> Daddy_HurtAnTuTu 11254898
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI 6 One UI 5.0
OS size 14 GB 18.6 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (44% in 30 min) Yes (25% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:33 hr 2:19 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:57 hr 08:05 hr
Watching video 14:26 hr 12:48 hr
Gaming 05:22 hr 05:29 hr
Standby 108 hr 116 hr
General battery life
Galaxy M53 +2%
22:44 hr
Galaxy A32
22:11 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 9216 x 6912
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung HM6 -
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 5380 x 3620
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX616 CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region No
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 Yes No
LTE Cat* - 12
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy M53
82.1 dB
Galaxy A32
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2022 February 2021
Release date April 2022 February 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $420 $250
Successor - Samsung Galaxy M56 5G -
SAR (head) 0.6 W/kg 0.45 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.53 W/kg 1.3 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy M53 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
8 (66.7%)
4 (33.3%)
Total votes: 12

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