Sony Xperia 10 VIII vs Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
66
out of 100
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65
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 10 VIII (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on August 25, 2026, against the Samsung Galaxy A37 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 5 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 Sony Xperia 10 VIII
- Shows 18% longer battery life (27:41 vs 23:23 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 17% higher pixel density (449 vs 385 PPI)
- Weighs 28 grams less
- Better grip in hands β the body is 6.2 mm narrower
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (1899 against 1514 nits)
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1064K versus 831K)
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1153 and 983 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 449 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 86.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.1% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A37 5G
6.7β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Xperia 10 VIII
6.1β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 153 mm (6.02 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Purple | White, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 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 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Xclipse 530 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1010 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2099 | 4175 |
| Single-core score | 983 | 1153 |
| Multi-core score | 2805 | 3457 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 312448 | 374208 |
| GPU | 128290 | 228226 |
| Memory | 139578 | 190390 |
| UX | 251131 | 271255 |
| Total score | 831447 | 1064079 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 -> SKLeo | AnTuTu | 1062044 |
| π 2026-05-25 (centikak1) | AnTuTu | 1064079 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 18.5 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (42% in 30 min) | Yes (62% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:39 hr | 1:12 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:49 hr | 10:03 hr |
| Watching video | 20:35 hr | 18:44 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#93rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 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 | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC1320CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC820CS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | April 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $449 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.72 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.14 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Sony Xperia 10 VIII. But if the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A37 5G.
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