Samsung Galaxy A37 5G vs Galaxy A30
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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 Samsung Galaxy A30, which is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 7904 and came out 7 years and 2 months before. 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)
- 4.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1064K versus 241K)
- Delivers 246% higher peak brightness (1911 against 553 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 37% longer battery life (23:23 vs 17:02 hours)
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 7 years and 2 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 11
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1480
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A30
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Weighs 31 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1900 nits | 616 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A37 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy A30
6.4″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 165 g (5.82 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1480 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Xclipse 530 | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 24 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 770 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~49.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4175 | - |
| Single-core score | 1153 | - |
| Multi-core score | 3457 | - |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 374208 | 107365 |
| GPU | 228226 | 11955 |
| Memory | 190390 | 63371 |
| UX | 271255 | 58909 |
| Total score | 1064079 | 241600 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [5 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 -> SKLeo | AnTuTu | 1062044 |
| 📘 2026-05-25 (centikak1) | AnTuTu | 1064079 |
Samsung Galaxy A30
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-28 (clxudinooo) | AnTuTu | 271360 |
| 📘 2026-04-19 (Tyu67) | AnTuTu | 284937 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (J) | AnTuTu | 241600 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (J) | AnTuTu | 241600 |
| 📘 2025-10-30 (Nan Ning) | AnTuTu | 208551 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 3.1 |
| OS size | 18.5 GB | 11.2 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:12 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:03 hr | 06:03 hr |
| Watching video | 18:44 hr | 10:24 hr |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | 04:27 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4616 x 3464 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 16 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 12 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 10 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | February 2019 |
| Release date | April 2026 | March 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $305 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.72 W/kg | 0.25 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.14 W/kg | 1.17 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*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 Samsung Galaxy A37 5G is definitely a better buy.
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