Samsung Galaxy A37 5G

Upfront, the Samsung Galaxy A37 sports a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, which is capable of refreshing at 120Hz, and features peak brightness and HBM brightness of 1,900nits and 1,200nits, respectively. As is tradition with Samsung's upper midrange and high-end smartphones, the Galaxy A37's display delivered an enjoyable content-viewing experience. While I wished the bezels could've been symmetrical, the display offered a great blend of vibrancy, detail, and contrast, whether in YouTube or OTT apps like Prime Video.

With a 5,000mAh battery, the Samsung Galaxy A37 may fall behind the rivals with bigger batteries, but it seems to be optimised well. However, during regular usage, I found the phone to conveniently deliver over a day's worth of battery backup, including over 9 hours of screen on time during one of the battery runs. Even though the competing phones may offer better battery backup, the Galaxy A37 should keep up with most use cases, especially for working professionals and movie/show enthusiasts.

The Samsung Galaxy A37, along with the Galaxy A57, are among the phones to launch with One UI 8.5 (based on Android 16) out of the box, right after the Galaxy S26 series. Since I had my first interaction with One UI 8.5 on the Galaxy A37, I was impressed by how many noticeable changes the update brings over One UI 8 and even One UI 7. Right off the bat, you'll notice the revamped floating bottom tab in first-party apps, such as Phone, Gallery, Clock, etc.

Speaking of the Clock app, it has received a complete aesthetic overhaul, where the Alarms, Stopwatch, and Timer pages display a noticeable gradient in the background. Similarly, the Calculator app displays greenish glowing effects when pressing any key within the app. In Settings, My Files, and Calendar, the search bar has been repositioned towards the bottom, which I feel is a welcome change for better reachability.

Compared to its predecessor, the camera setup of the Samsung Galaxy A37 hasn't changed much, as it continues to feature a 50MP primary camera, an 8MP ultrawide lens, and a 5MP macro lens. Up front, there's a 12MP selfie shooter, which is capable of recording videos in up to 4K resolution at 30FPS, just like the rear cameras. Right from the first shot, I noticed the phone has a very fast shutter speed, which comes in handy when shooting in windy conditions, especially for close-ups.

Powering up the Samsung Galaxy A37 is the Exynos 1480 SoC, Samsung's proprietary octa-core mobile processor built on 4nm fabrication with up to 2.75GHz clock speeds. While our testing is based on the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, the Galaxy A37 also comes in an 8GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration.