Product
Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
Battery
Charging 15W wired 15W wired
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh Li-Po 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back -
Dimensions 164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm (6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 190 g (6.70 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 -
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~81.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type TFT LCD, 60Hz (International), 90Hz (SM-A326U, SM-326DL only) Super AMOLED
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  Virtual proximity sensing Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2021, January 13 2021, April 28
Status Available. Released 2021, January 22 Available. Released 2021, May 01
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
  - UFS 2.1
Misc
Colors Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray
Models SM-A326B, SM-A326B/DS, SM-A326BR/DS, SM-A326BR, SM-A326U, SM-A326W, SM-A326U1, SM-A326K, SCG08, SM-S326DL SM-M426B, SM-M426B/DS
SAR - 0.69 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat16 1024/75 Mbps, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  25, 41, 66, 71 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-A326U -
Platform
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 720 (7 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Mali-G57 MC3 Adreno 619
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Selfie camera
Features - HDR
Single 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 123h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 1490:1 contrast ratio, 497 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -28.5 LUFS (Average) -
Performance AnTuTu: 226561 (v8)GeekBench: 1673 (v5.1) -