Samsung Galaxy M32 5G, which was launched last week as a mid-tier 5G phone for the Indian phone market, by the South Korean tech giant, goes on sale for the first time today, September 2nd.

The Samsung Galaxy M32 comes in two variants, the 6 GB + 128 GB storage priced at RS 20,999, and the 8 GB + 128 GB storage variant priced at RS 22,999. The phone also comes in two colour options, slate black and sky blue.

The phone went on sale on Amazon’s e-commerce platform and also on Samsung.com, at noon.

The phone runs on Android 11 with OneUI 3.1 on top. It is a dual sim phone which accommodates Nano sims. It features a 6.5-inch HD+ TFT Infinity-V display, It runs on octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 702 SoC, paired with up to 8 GB RAM and 128 GB inbuilt storage that is also expandable via a micro-SD card, up to 1 TB.

It measures 164.2x76.1x9.1mm and has thick bezels around and a notched display. The new model also supports 12 5G bands and comes with Samsung's Knox security built-in.

The new Galaxy M32 5G packs a quad-core camera setup, which includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor which is coupled with an ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel macro shooter and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The front camera is placed on the notch on the phone and is a 13-megapixel shooter.

It comes with 5G connectivity options, Bluetooth, Wi-fi, GPS and a USB C-Type port. It also houses a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. Battery wise, the phone has a powerful battery of 5000 mAh and also support 15 W fast charging. The phone additionally supports the Dolby Atmos feature on wired and Bluetooth headsets.

Although the price is officially priced at Rs 20,999 and Rs 22,999 for the two variants, amazon is offering a Rs 2000 instant discount with an ICICI credit card, additionally also giving its Prime users no-cost EMI. The Samsung official website which is also selling the phone online is offering a no-cost EMI for the purchase of the Samsung Galaxy M32 5G. 

-Supratik Mitra (02/09/21)