Samsung Galaxy A37 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro
65
out of 100
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82
out of 100
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 Motorola Edge 70 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme and came out 1 month 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
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2186K versus 1064K)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- Shows 28% longer battery life (29:54 vs 23:23 hours)
- Delivers 67% higher peak brightness (3186 against 1911 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 45W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 17% higher pixel density (450 vs 385 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.6:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1900 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 5200 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 92% |
| 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) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | White, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1480 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 3400 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Xclipse 530 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1508 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~3088.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4175 | 14563 |
| Single-core score | 1153 | 1763 |
| Multi-core score | 3457 | 6105 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 374208 | 668010 |
| GPU | 228226 | 675888 |
| Memory | 190390 | 357657 |
| UX | 271255 | 484706 |
| Total score | 1064079 | 2186261 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 -> SKLeo | AnTuTu | 1062044 |
| 📘 2026-05-25 (centikak1) | AnTuTu | 1064079 |
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | AnTuTu | 2186261 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench GPU | 12599 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench GPU | 14850 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (Fernando) | GeekBench CPU | 1763 / 6105 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Hello UI |
| OS size | 18.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:12 hr | 0:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:03 hr | 14:43 hr |
| Watching video | 18:44 hr | 23:48 hr |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#47th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony LYT-710 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 81 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | April 2026 |
| Release date | April 2026 | April 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $450 |
| SAR (head) | 0.72 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.14 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 90 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 Motorola Edge 70 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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