Samsung Galaxy A37 5G vs Galaxy A31
65
out of 100
VS
40
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 Samsung Galaxy A31, which is powered by Mediatek Helio P65 and came out 6 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)
- 3.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1064K versus 286K)
- Delivers 200% higher peak brightness (1887 against 629 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 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 6 years and 2 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1480
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A31
- Shows 9% longer battery life (25:27 vs 23:23 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.1 mm narrower
- 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 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1900 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 96.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A37 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy A31
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) |
| Width | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) | 73.1 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1480 | Mediatek Helio P65 |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 2000 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 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Xclipse 530 | Arm Mali-G52 2EEMC2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 820 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~78.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4175 | 968 |
| Single-core score | 1153 | 414 |
| Multi-core score | 3457 | 1183 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 374208 | 126654 |
| GPU | 228226 | 16593 |
| Memory | 190390 | 65117 |
| UX | 271255 | 77682 |
| Total score | 1064079 | 286046 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-05 -> SKLeo | AnTuTu 11 | 1062044 |
| 📘 2026-05-25 (centikak1) | AnTuTu 11 | 1064079 |
Samsung Galaxy A31
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-05 (Дмитрий) | AnTuTu 11 | 285204 |
| 📘 2026-05-01 -> Kntbekovvdkg | AnTuTu 11 | 241611 |
| 📘 2025-12-28 (ЧИЛИК) | AnTuTu 11 | 286046 |
| 📘 2025-10-30 (Todoshi) | AnTuTu 11 | 290447 |
| 📘 2024-04-18 (samueltails) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 968 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 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 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | One UI 4.1 |
| OS size | 18.5 GB | 27 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 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 (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:12 hr | 2:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:03 hr | 10:26 hr |
| Watching video | 18:44 hr | 14:36 hr |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 84 hr | 126 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| 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) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 5963 x 3354 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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, Galileo |
| 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* | - | 12 |
| 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 | March 2020 |
| Release date | April 2026 | April 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $210 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.72 W/kg | 0.49 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.14 W/kg | 1.68 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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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