Samsung Galaxy A37 vs Samsung Gear S2: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy A376.7"+82%

Gear S21.2"

Technology

Galaxy A37

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Gear S2

No cellular connectivity

2G bands

Galaxy A37

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Gear S2

N/A

3G bands

Galaxy A37

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Gear S2

4G bands

Galaxy A37

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66

Resolution

Galaxy A371,080 × 2,340 px+95%

Gear S2360 × 360 px

Refresh rate

Galaxy A37120 Hz

Gear S2—

Peak brightness

Galaxy A371,900 nits

Gear S2—

Pixel density

Galaxy A37385 ppi+22%

Gear S2302 ppi

CPU speed

Galaxy A37Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)+64%

Gear S2Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7

RAM

Galaxy A376.0 GB

Gear S2—

Storage

Galaxy A37128 GB+97%

Gear S24 GB

Main camera

Galaxy A3750.0 MP

Gear S2—

Front camera

Galaxy A3712.0 MP

Gear S2—

Battery

Galaxy A375,000 mAh+95%

Gear S2250 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy A3745 W

Gear S2—

Weight

Galaxy A37196 g

Gear S247 g+317%

Thickness

Galaxy A377.4 mm+54%

Gear S211.4 mm

IP rating

equal specs

Galaxy A37IP68

Gear S2IP68

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy A37wifi 5

Gear S2Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth

Galaxy A375+18%

Gear S24.1, A2DP, LE

USB

Galaxy A372.0

Gear S2No

5G support

Galaxy A37Yes+100%

Gear S2No

NFC

equal specs

Galaxy A37Yes

Gear S2Yes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Galaxy A37No

Gear S2No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy A37No

Gear S2No

Stereo speakers

Galaxy A37Yes

Gear S2—

5G bands

Galaxy A37

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Gear S2

Speed

Galaxy A37

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Gear S2

GPRS

Galaxy A37

Gear S2

EDGE

Galaxy A37

Gear S2

Announced

Galaxy A37

2026, March 25

Gear S2

2015, August. Released 2015, October

Status

Galaxy A37

Released Apr 10, 2026

Gear S2

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy A37

162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)

Gear S2

49.8 x 42.3 x 11.4 mm (1.96 x 1.67 x 0.45 in)

Weight

Galaxy A37

196 g (6.91 oz)

Gear S2

47 g (1.66 oz)

Build

Galaxy A37

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)

Gear S2

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), stainless steel frame

SIM

Galaxy A37

· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Gear S2

Other

Galaxy A37

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Gear S2

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Type

Galaxy A37

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)

Gear S2

Super AMOLED

Size

Galaxy A37

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Gear S2

1.2 inches

Resolution

Galaxy A37

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

Gear S2

360 x 360 pixels (~302 ppi density)

Protection

Galaxy A37

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5

Gear S2

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Other

Galaxy A37

Gear S2

Rotating bezel

Galaxy A37

Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Gear S2

Tizen OS 2.3.2

Chipset

Galaxy A37

Exynos 1480 (4 nm)

Gear S2

Exynos 3250 Dual

CPU

Galaxy A37

Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Gear S2

Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7

GPU

Galaxy A37

Xclipse 530

Gear S2

Mali-400MP2

Card slot

Galaxy A37

Gear S2

Internal

Galaxy A37

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Gear S2

4GB 512MB RAM

Other

Galaxy A37

UFS

Gear S2

Triple

Galaxy A37

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Gear S2

Features

Galaxy A37

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Gear S2

Video

Galaxy A37

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Gear S2

Single

Galaxy A37

12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

Gear S2

Video

Galaxy A37

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR

Gear S2

Loudspeaker

Galaxy A37

Yes, with stereo speakers

Gear S2

3.5mm jack

Galaxy A37

Gear S2

WLAN

Galaxy A37

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Gear S2

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth

Galaxy A37

5.4, A2DP, LE

Gear S2

4.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Galaxy A37

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Gear S2

NFC

Galaxy A37

Yes (market/region dependent)

Gear S2

Yes

Radio

Galaxy A37

Gear S2

USB

Galaxy A37

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Gear S2

Sensors

Galaxy A37

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Gear S2

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer

Other

Galaxy A37

Virtual Proximity Sensing

Gear S2

S-Voice natural language commands and dictation MP3/M4A/AAC/WAV player Photo viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Samsung Pay

Type

Galaxy A37

5000 mAh

Gear S2

Li-Ion 250 mAh, non-removable

Charging

Galaxy A37

45W wired

Gear S2

Wireless (Qi)

Stand-by

Galaxy A37

Gear S2

Up to 48 h (3G)

Colors

Galaxy A37

Graygreen, Charkoal, White, Light Violet

Gear S2

Dark Gray, Silver

Models

Galaxy A37

SM-A376E, SM-A376E/DS, SM-A376B, SM-A376B/DS, SM-A376U, SM-A376U1, SM-A376W, SM-A3760

Gear S2

SM-R720

SAR

Galaxy A37

0.81 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)

Gear S2

SAR EU

Galaxy A37

0.72 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body)

Gear S2

Price

Galaxy A37

£ 459.00 / ₹ 41,999

Gear S2

About 170 EUR

Other

Galaxy A37

Gear S2

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