Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A32

Samsung Galaxy Note8
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Samsung Galaxy A32
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2017 February 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - February 2021
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
158.9 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm
(6.26 x 2.9 x 0.33 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.45 W/kg (head)
1.30 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] Mali-G52 MC2 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.3 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash No
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -