SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy M32 review: Online M-series mid-tier with 90Hz Super AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2021·$229
Overall
62/100
Class rank
#21 of 147
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

AMOLED + 6000 mAh sweet spot.

M32 hit the sweet spot Samsung was missing: FHD+ AMOLED, 90Hz, 6000 mAh and 25W charging. It became one of Samsung's best-selling online-only handsets of 2021.

01Display

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2021 — 15 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 90Hz
Size6.4 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

66/100

At 66/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2021 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Main64 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP, 123 deg
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie20 MP, f/2.2

03Performance

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2021 — 8 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetHelio G80 (12nm)
GPUMali-G52 MC2

04Battery

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2021 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6000 mAh
Charging25W

05Build

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 61-point average for budget phones of 2021.

What works
  • 6000 mAh + 25W charging combo
  • FHD+ AMOLED at sub-$230
  • 64 MP main is sharp in daylight
What doesn't
  • Helio G80 slower than Redmi Note 10 rivals
  • 2 MP cams are filler
  • Plastic build
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .