The Tecno Camon 17 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A32 smartphones have a lot of similar specifications. Both have Full HD screens, 64MP cameras and 5000mAh battery just but to name a few specifications. With a little dive into the specifications, you will get to see the differences.
Tecno Camon 17 Pro
The Tecno Camon 17 Pro is a big 6.8″ (172mm) screen device with a 64MP rear camera, 5000mAh battery and 256GB+8GB Memory. There are two variations of the Tecno Camon 17, the Camon 17 Pro and the Camon 17. The Tecno Camon 17 goes for Ksh 19,999 on Tecno’s Official store on Jumia Kenya website while the The Tecno Camon 17 Pro goes for Ksh31,000.
Meanwhile you can read my Tecno Camon 17 Pro Camera and Gaming & Battery review here.
From the left in the image above, the Tecno Camon 17 Pro is available in Ice Silver and Malibu Blue. I have with me the Tecno Camon 17 Pro Ice Silver version that I did the unboxing with a few weeks ago.
Samsung Galaxy A32
On the other hand the Samsung Galaxy A32 is a 6.5″ (165mm) screen device with a 64MP Quad rear camera setup, 5000mAh battery and 128GB+6GB Memory. The major physical difference between the two devices is that the Samsung A32 has a water drop notch front camera whole the Camon 17 Pro has a dot in display front camera.
There is only one version of the Samsung Galaxy A32 although GSMArena lists four memory variations namely 64GB+4GB RAM, 128GB+4GB RAM, 128GB+6GB RAM and 128GB+8GB RAM.
The cost of the Samsung galaxy A32 in Kenya is Ksh26,999 from the Samsung Official Store on Jumia.
The choice of colours in the Galaxy A12 series is very simple. From the left in the image above we have Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue and Awesome Violet. And Yes, Samsung has the word Awesome before the colours.
Table Comparison
I have compiled a list of all the important specifications for a one on one easy comparison between the Tecno Camon 17 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A32. The bold specifications denotes that the spec is bigger or higher or a low price.
| Spec/Phone | Tecno Camon 17 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A32 |
| Screen Size | 6.8″ (172mm) | 6.5″ (165mm) |
| Resolution | 1080 X 2640 | 1080 X 2400 |
| Refresh Rate | 90Hz | 90Hz |
| RAM | 8GB | 6GB |
| Storage | 256GB | 128GB |
| Mediatek CPU | Helio G95 (2.05GHz Octa-core) | Helio G80 (Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)) |
| Front Camera | 48MP with Dual Flash | 20MP without Flash |
| Rear Camera | 64MP+8MP+2MP+2MP with Quad Flash | 64MP+8MP+5MP+5MP |
| Max Video Quality | 4K or 2160p @30fps | Full HD 1080p @30fps |
| Battery | 5000mAh | 5000mAh |
| Charger | 25 Watt Fast Charger | 15 Watt fast charger |
| USB Interface | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| Sound | Dual Speakers + 3.5mm jack | Loudspeaker + 3.5mm jack |
| Network | 4G/3G/2G | 4G/3G/2G |
| SIM Tray | Two Nano SIM & SD card | SIM 1 + SIM 2 + MicroSD |
| External Memory Support (SD Card) | – | Up to 1TB |
| Price | Ksh31,000 | Ksh26,999 |
Out of 16 Categories, the Tecno Camon 17 Pro scored 9 while the Samsung Galaxy A32 scored 3. The smartphones were evenly matched in 5 categories.
Conclusion
Both smartphones are very similar but you can point out the differences in the table above. Two of the biggest downsides of the Samsung Galaxy A32 is that the front camera doesn’t have flash and the maximum video quality is only 1080p.
The Tecno Camon 17 Pro on the other hand is more expensive but with greater storage and the ability to shoot 4K videos. Which smartphone would you choose?
Read a detailed comparison of the two smartphones on Tech Trends Kenya