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Samsung Galaxy A02 vs Samsung Galaxy A32 5G

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SamsungGalaxy A02SamsungGalaxy A32 5G
Overview
ReleasedFebruary 2021February 2021
Display
Screen size6.5″6.5″
Resolution1600 × 7201600 × 720
Sharpness270 pixels per inch270 pixels per inch
PanelLCDLCD
Refresh rate–60 Hz
Display typeHD+ PLS TFT Infinity-V displayTFT LCD, HD+, 16M colours; 6.5″ full rectangle, 6.4″ accounting for rounded corners
Screen protection–Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (Notebookcheck)
Display features–Infinity-V camera notch; European model has a 60 Hz display (Notebookcheck), unlike the 90 Hz US model reviewed by Android Authority and Tom's Guide
Performance
ChipMediaTek MT6739MediaTek Dimensity 720
Memory2 GB – 3 GB4 GB
Storage32 GB64 GB
CPU–MediaTek Dimensity 720 identified by Android Authority, Tom's Guide and Notebookcheck; octa-core, 2 GHz
GPU–Mali-G57 MP3 (Notebookcheck)
Storage typeDedicated microSD slot supports cards up to 1 TBUFS 2.1 (Notebookcheck); microSD expansion up to 1 TB; 47.2 GB available on the 64 GB model
Cameras
Main camera13 MP48 MP
Ultra wide cameraNone8 MP
Telephoto cameraNoneNone
Optical zoomNoneNone
Front camera5 MP13 MP
Main camera13 MP, F1.9; no optical image stabilisationF1.8, autofocus, no OIS
Ultra wide camera–F2.2
Front camera5 MP, F2.0F2.2, fixed focus, no OIS
Zoom–Digital zoom up to 10×
Video recordingFull HD 1920 × 1080 at 30 fpsUHD 4K (3840 × 2160) at 30 fps; HD slow motion at 120 fps
Front video–Up to Full HD at 30 fps (Notebookcheck)
Camera features2 MP, F2.4 rear macro camera5 MP F2.4 macro and 2 MP F2.4 depth cameras; rear flash
Battery and charging
Battery5,000 mAh5,000 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)Up to 16 hoursUp to 20 hours
Wired chargingUp to 7.75 WUp to 15 W
Wireless chargingNoneNone
Battery life detailUp to 16 hours of video playback on Russian SM-A022G variantRated capacity 4,860 mAh; up to 19 hours LTE internet, 21 hours Wi-Fi internet, 106 hours audio playback and 36 hours LTE calls
Wired charging–15 W Adaptive Fast Charging; adapter included (Android Authority and Tom's Guide)
Wireless charging–Not supported (Android Authority and Tom's Guide)
Design
TypeStandardStandard
Weight206 g205 g
Thickness9.1 mm9.1 mm
Height × width164 × 75.9 mm164.2 × 76.1 mm
Materials–Plastic frame and fibreglass-reinforced plastic back (Notebookcheck)
ColoursBlack, blue and red in VietnamAwesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet
Biometrics–Side-mounted fingerprint reader; face recognition (Android Authority)
Sensors–Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, virtual light sensing, virtual proximity sensing
Speakers–Mono speaker; 3.5 mm headphone socket
Software
Operating systemAndroidAndroid
Software at launch–Android 11 with One UI 3.1 (Android Authority and Notebookcheck)
Software updates–A minimum of four years of security updates promised
Safety features–Samsung Knox
In the box–15 W charger, USB cable and SIM tool (Notebookcheck)
Connectivity
Mobile network–5G Sub6 FDD and TDD; 4G LTE FDD and TDD; 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIMDual nano-SIM plus dedicated microSD slot on SM-A022GDual nano-SIM; second slot shared with microSD
Wi-FiWi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz on SM-A022GWi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 2.4 and 5 GHz, VHT80; Wi-Fi Direct
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 on SM-A022GBluetooth 5.0
NFCNot supported on SM-A022GSupported
USBMicro USB 2.0; 3.5 mm headphone socketUSB Type-C, USB 2.0; no Samsung DeX
PositioningGPS and GLONASS on SM-A022GGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo

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