Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs A37 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A37 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 3 years and 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
  • Delivers 95% higher peak brightness (1911 against 982 nits)
  • 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1064K versus 779K)
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (23:23 vs 21:52 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • The phone is 3 years and 1 month newer
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
  • 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1153 and 1009 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and A37 5G crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 51% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better camera.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better camera matters to you.
Main improvements: camera, battery life, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.4 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 403 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1900 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 82.8% 86.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.1%
PWM 253 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A37 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy A54 5G
6.4″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
982 nits
1911 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 78.2 mm (3.08 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple White, Gray, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
86.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Samsung Exynos 1480
Max clock 2400 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Xclipse 530
GPU shading units 160 128
GPU clock 949 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1153
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3457
Compute Score (GPU)
4175
Compute Score (GPU) 3003 4175
Single-core score 1009 1153
Multi-core score 2865 3457
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
779380
1064079
CPU 320379 374208
GPU 91502 228226
Memory 118771 190390
UX 248788 271255
Total score 779380 1064079
Samples [28 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 278 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 4 FPS -
Graphics score 808 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11039 -
Video editing 7267 -
Photo editing 25604 -
Data manipulation 9921 -
Writing score 15745 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsGeekBench CPU1027 / 3015
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsAnTuTu811942
📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus)AnTuTu779380
📘 2026-05-22 (SParkle)AnTuTu792970
📘 2026-05-03 (denckk)AnTuTu795129
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-05 -> SKLeoAnTuTu1062044
📘 2026-05-25 (centikak1)AnTuTu1064079

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 16
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.5
OS size 28 GB 18.5 GB
OS updates 4 years 6 years
Security updates 5 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (62% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:12 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:04 hr 10:03 hr
Watching video 14:16 hr 18:44 hr
Gaming 05:24 hr 05:44 hr
Standby 106 hr 84 hr
General battery life
21:52 hr
23:23 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
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) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX906
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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5K3L6 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm 25 mm
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 -
Preview 53 -
Zoom 79 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 -
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
88.7 dB
90.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2023 March 2026
Release date March 2023 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $490 $449
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G -
SAR (head) 0.69 W/kg 0.72 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.34 W/kg 1.14 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
    - Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*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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Samsung A37 user July 12, 2026 at 04:46 PM
This new A37 has Ram use LPDDR5X, Not LPDDR5?
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