Samsung Galaxy A32 5G vs A15 4G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A32 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 720 5G) that was released on January 13, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 2 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 47% higher pixel density (396 vs 270 PPI)
  • Delivers 63% higher peak brightness (806 against 494 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (522K versus 452K)
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
  • The phone is 2 years and 11 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A32 5G and A15 4G 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 22% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Samsung Galaxy A32 5G to Samsung Galaxy A15 4G will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: display, gaming, and battery life.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type TFT LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 270 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.7% 84.4%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.1% 100%
PWM - 187 Hz
Response time 53 ms 1 ms
Contrast 862:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
494 nits
806 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) 160.1 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Purple Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A32 5G and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 720 5G MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2000 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing - TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC3 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 96 64
GPU clock 730 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~140.2 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A32 5G and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 32758
Single-core score 650 708
Multi-core score 1759 1862
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
452426
522075
CPU 201559 203294
GPU 39273 42919
Memory 99876 120509
UX 111718 155353
Total score 452426 522075
Samples Less than 3 [18 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 130
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 97% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 362 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
9035
Web score 5280 9148
Video editing 5528 4687
Photo editing 12194 14623
Data manipulation 5876 7719
Writing score 7799 11588

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 -> Viljami22AnTuTu 12527922
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-13 (HoΓ ng Tα»­ BΔƒng)AnTuTu 11452426
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-15 (Matheos)AnTuTu 12621573
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 7 CPU664 / 2074
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali)AnTuTu 11503324
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Yusif)AnTuTu 11531994
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 6 CPU724 / 1991

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 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 4.1 One UI 8.5
OS size 22 GB 23 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 (23% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:24 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:44 hr 09:21 hr
Watching video 14:55 hr 15:42 hr
Gaming 06:11 hr 07:54 hr
Standby 122 hr 137 hr
General battery life
25:37 hr
26:31 hr

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8160 x 6120
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 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM2 Hynix Hi5022Q
Sensor size 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 17 mm
Sensor - SmartSense SC501CS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Stabilization No No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor CMOS GalaxyCore GC013A
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
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
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.3
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
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region 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 Yes No
LTE Cat* 16 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
93.2 dB
83.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced January 2021 December 2023
Release date February 2021 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $280 $170
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
SAR (head) 0.33 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.08 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- 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 A15 4G is definitely a better buy.

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