Samsung Galaxy A37 5G vs Huawei Nova 16s
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A37 5G (with Exynos 1480) that was released on March 25, 2026, against the Huawei Nova 16s, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1480
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 16s
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 20% higher pixel density (461 vs 385 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1380 and 1153 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.68 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1900 nits | - |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Aluminosilicate glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) |
| Width | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1480 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.3 GHz: - 3 cores at 2.05 GHz: - 1 core at 2.285 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Xclipse 530 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~860.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4175 | 2294 |
| Single-core score | 1153 | 1380 |
| Multi-core score | 3457 | 4102 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 374208 | 525685 |
| GPU | 228226 | 124045 |
| Memory | 190390 | 206447 |
| UX | 271255 | 265717 |
| Total score | 1064079 | 1121894 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 -> SKLeo | AnTuTu 11 | 1062044 |
| 📘 2026-05-25 (centikak1) | AnTuTu 11 | 1064079 |
Huawei Nova 16s
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | EMUI 16 |
| OS size | 18.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:12 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 10:03 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:44 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | - |
| Standby | 84 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.7x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 88 mm |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.72 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.14 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei Nova 16s is definitely a better buy.
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