Samsung Galaxy A37 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A37 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A37 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.75 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A37 5G the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A37 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A37 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A37 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A37 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A37 5G offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G delivers longer battery life with 23h 59m, while Samsung Galaxy A37 5G delivers 11h 50m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A37 5G offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A37 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G is rated 7.8.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G receives a higher user rating of 5, while Samsung Galaxy A37 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy A37 5G

₹41,999

@ Amazon

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G

₹49,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

10 Apr, 2026

25 Sep, 2026

08 Oct, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1480	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.75 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera
5 MP Macro Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	10000 mAh	8000 mAh
45W	100W Hyper Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
N/A	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Vibrant display
Strong scratch resistance
Mature, long-supported software
Reliable primary camera

Easy two days of battery life
Big, vibrant AMOLED display
Great durability
Decent software support

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Performance may not appeal to power users
Ultrawide needs improvement

The phone is underpowered
Cameras are not as good as rivals
High price

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(161 ratings)

5/5

(12 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,053,896 AnTuTu Score	992,266 AnTuTu Score	951,668 AnTuTu Score
11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	23h 59m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹41,999

@ Amazon

₹49,999

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

Video

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General

Launch Date

Mar 25, 2026

(Official)

Sep 15, 2026

(Official)

Sep 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

6 Years

4 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI8.5

HyperOS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1480

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

AMD Xclipse 530

Adreno 812

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,053,896

992,266

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

25.0 s

26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

1,049

1,223

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

3500 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

2000 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

447 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.32 %

89.32 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

86.6 %

N/A

93.6 %

Design

Height

162.9 mm

163.44 mm

162.56 mm

Width

78.2 mm

78.27 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.65 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

196 grams

229 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Metal

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Beautify

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom Nightography/Low-light photography Night Mode Enhanced ISP Object Eraser HDR Selfie AI Portraits

Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

10000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 45W 60% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 50m

23h 59m

18h 49m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 52m

1h 17m 40s

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)