Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy A32
40
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S8 (with Exynos 9 Octa 8895) that was released on March 29, 2017, against the Samsung Galaxy A32, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G80 and came out 3 years and 11 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
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S8
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (430K versus 283K)
- 39% higher pixel density (570 vs 411 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1440p
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3000 mAh
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate β 90 Hz
- Shows 31% longer battery life (22:11 vs 16:58 hours)
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (819 against 622 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 9
- The phone is 3 years and 11 months 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 | 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 570 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 540 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 84.5% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 250 Hz | - |
| Response time | 4.4 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A32
6.4β³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
Galaxy S8
5.8β³ (18.5:9 ratio) = 13.2 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 148.9 mm (5.86 inches) | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) |
| Width | 68.1 mm (2.68 inches) | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 155 g (5.47 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue, Red, Pink | White, Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 | Mediatek Helio G80 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.69 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.314 GHz: Exynos M2 |
- 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) | No | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G71 MP20 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 240 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 546 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~262.1 GFLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 740 |
| Single-core score | 361 | 313 |
| Multi-core score | 1240 | 907 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 184651 | 121221 |
| GPU | 78838 | 16565 |
| Memory | 99514 | 72539 |
| UX | 67379 | 73507 |
| Total score | 430382 | 283832 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [8 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-03 (leo) | AnTuTu 11 | 421047 |
| π 2026-02-23 (Ok) | AnTuTu 11 | 430382 |
| π 2025-12-31 (Barmaley) | AnTuTu 11 | 447464 |
| π 2025-12-26 (Barmaley) | AnTuTu 11 | 447464 |
| π 2025-10-23 (Loki) | AnTuTu 11 | 383236 |
Samsung Galaxy A32
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-13 (kauaalsf) | AnTuTu 11 | 311584 |
| 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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1794 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 256 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 7.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 9.0) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 11.7 GB | 18.6 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min) | Yes (25% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | 2:19 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:26 hr | 08:05 hr |
| Watching video | 10:09 hr | 12:48 hr |
| Gaming | 04:05 hr | 05:29 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 | - | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX333 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | 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 S8 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 5380 x 3620 |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3H7 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1440p at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 86 | - |
| Video | 107 | - |
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, LE, 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 | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2017 | February 2021 |
| Release date | April 2017 | February 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $720 | $250 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 FE | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.315 W/kg | 0.45 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.27 W/kg | 1.3 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - 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, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S8. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A32.
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