Samsung Galaxy A32 vs Google Pixel 7a
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A32 (with Mediatek Helio G80) that was released on February 25, 2021, against the Google Pixel 7a, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 27 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A32
- Shows 19% longer battery life (35:02 vs 29:33 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 615 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4385 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7a
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (746K versus 238K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (1070 against 821 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- The phone is 2-years and 3-months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Google Tensor G2
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 81.8% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.4% |
| PWM | - | 218 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.9 mm (6.26 inches) | 152 mm (5.98 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Purple | White, Gray, Blue, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G80 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 672 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 84238 | 232766 |
| GPU | 38652 | 187707 |
| Memory | 51224 | 160960 |
| UX | 63250 | 162802 |
| Total score | 238410 | 746407 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 50.8 °C |
| Stability | - | 65% |
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6343 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7662 |
| Video editing | - | 6390 |
| Photo editing | - | 19572 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10210 |
| Writing score | - | 15268 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 18.6 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4385 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (25% in 30 min) | Yes (20% in 36 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:19 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:46 hr | 11:05 hr |
| Watching video | 14:17 hr | 15:28 hr |
| Gaming | 06:20 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 115 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9216 x 6912 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (64 MP + 13 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX787 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX712 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Depth lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7a from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5380 x 3620 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 3.2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC * | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2021 | May 2023 |
| Release date | February 2021 | May 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.45 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
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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 Google Pixel 7a is definitely a better buy.