Samsung Galaxy A32 vs Galaxy A05s

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 A05s, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 2 years and 8 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
  • Delivers 74% higher peak brightness (810 against 465 nits)
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05s
  • 53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (434K versus 283K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
  • The phone is 2 years and 8 months newer
  • 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 414 and 313 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A32 and Galaxy A05s 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 31% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Samsung Galaxy A32 and Samsung Galaxy A05s is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: camera, battery life, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED PLS TFT
Size 6.4 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 411 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5% 82.9%
Display features - Always-On Display -
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.8%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 30 ms
Contrast - 1444:1
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A05s
6.7β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Galaxy A32
6.4β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A32 +74%
810 nits
465 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) 168 mm (6.61 inches)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) 77.8 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.5%
82.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A32 and Samsung Galaxy A05s
SoC
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
GPU
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

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A32 and Samsung Galaxy A05s
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
414
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1400
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A32 +113%
740
Compute Score (GPU) 740 347
Single-core score 313 414
Multi-core score 907 1400
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
283832
434109
CPU 121221 182403
GPU 16565 27317
Memory 72539 107950
UX 73507 116439
Total score 283832 434109
Samples [8 tests] [9 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9262
Video editing - 4242
Photo editing - 14814
Data manipulation - 6512
Writing score - 9717

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A32
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (kauaalsf)AnTuTu 11311584
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (TestingPhones)AnTuTu 11275902
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Jordi2214)AnTuTu 11243104
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Rolex)AnTuTu 11314721
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (Pouria)AnTuTu 11260089
Samsung Galaxy A05s
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-14 (Supera05s)AnTuTu 12592776
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 -> karl1994AnTuTu 12459609
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> Tran Gia Bao VNAnTuTu 12501899
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 -> Tran Gia BaoAnTuTu 12468687
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 -> a05stechAnTuTu 11448569

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM One UI 5.0 One UI 7.0 Core
OS size 18.6 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 Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (25% in 30 min) Yes (43% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:19 hr 1:26 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:05 hr 08:37 hr
Watching video 12:48 hr 11:33 hr
Gaming 05:29 hr 05:18 hr
Standby 116 hr 127 hr
General battery life
22:11 hr
22:55 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 8192 x 6144
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 60FPS
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) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor size - 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization No Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5380 x 3620 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
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 5.1
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* No Depends on the region
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 No No
LTE Cat* 12 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
80.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced February 2021 September 2023
Release date February 2021 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $250 $149
SAR (head) 0.45 W/kg 0.58 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.3 W/kg 1.31 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- 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 A05s is definitely a better buy.

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