Screen size
Galaxy A37Winner: 6.7"+45%
S8530 Wave II3.7"
Quick verdict
Galaxy A37 leads the measured specs 19-3.
Measured wins
Galaxy A37
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
S8530 Wave II
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Galaxy A37
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
S8530 Wave II
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Galaxy A37
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S8530 Wave II
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Galaxy A37
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
S8530 Wave II
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Galaxy A37
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
S8530 Wave II
-
5G bands
Galaxy A37
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
S8530 Wave II
-
Speed
Galaxy A37
HSPA, LTE, 5G
S8530 Wave II
HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Announced
Galaxy A37
2026, March 25
S8530 Wave II
2010, October. Released 2010, November
Status
Galaxy A37
Released Apr 10, 2026
S8530 Wave II
Discontinued
Dimensions
Galaxy A37
162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
S8530 Wave II
123.9 x 59.8 x 11.8 mm (4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight
Galaxy A37
196 g (6.91 oz)
S8530 Wave II
135 g (4.76 oz)
Build
Galaxy A37
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
S8530 Wave II
-
SIM
Galaxy A37
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
S8530 Wave II
Mini-SIM
Other
Galaxy A37
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
S8530 Wave II
-
Type
Galaxy A37
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
S8530 Wave II
Super Clear LCD
Size
Galaxy A37
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
S8530 Wave II
3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~52.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Galaxy A37
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
S8530 Wave II
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection
Galaxy A37
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5
S8530 Wave II
Corning Gorilla Glass
Other
Galaxy A37
-
S8530 Wave II
Handwriting recognition
OS
Galaxy A37
Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
S8530 Wave II
bada 1.2, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset
Galaxy A37
Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
S8530 Wave II
Hummingbird
CPU
Galaxy A37
Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
S8530 Wave II
1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU
Galaxy A37
Xclipse 530
S8530 Wave II
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Galaxy A37
No
S8530 Wave II
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal
Galaxy A37
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
S8530 Wave II
2GB
Other
Galaxy A37
UFS
S8530 Wave II
-
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)
S8530 Wave II
-
Features
Galaxy A37
LED flash, panorama, HDR
S8530 Wave II
LED flash
Video
Galaxy A37
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
S8530 Wave II
720p@30fps
Single
Galaxy A37
-
S8530 Wave II
5 MP, AF
Single
Galaxy A37
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
S8530 Wave II
Yes
Video
Galaxy A37
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
S8530 Wave II
Loudspeaker
Galaxy A37
Yes, with stereo speakers
S8530 Wave II
Yes
3.5mm jack
Galaxy A37
No
S8530 Wave II
Yes
WLAN
Galaxy A37
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
S8530 Wave II
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Galaxy A37
5.4, A2DP, LE
S8530 Wave II
3.0, A2DP
Positioning
Galaxy A37
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
S8530 Wave II
GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
NFC
Galaxy A37
Yes (market/region dependent)
S8530 Wave II
-
Radio
Galaxy A37
No
S8530 Wave II
Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB
Galaxy A37
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
S8530 Wave II
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Galaxy A37
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
S8530 Wave II
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Galaxy A37
Virtual Proximity Sensing
S8530 Wave II
TV-Out MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player Organizer Music recognition Picsel document viewer Photo editor Voice memo Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Browser
Galaxy A37
-
S8530 Wave II
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Type
Galaxy A37
5000 mAh
S8530 Wave II
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Charging
Galaxy A37
45W wired
S8530 Wave II
-
Stand-by
Galaxy A37
-
S8530 Wave II
Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk time
Galaxy A37
-
S8530 Wave II
Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Colors
Galaxy A37
Graygreen, Charkoal, White, Light Violet
S8530 Wave II
Ebony Gray
Models
Galaxy A37
SM-A376E, SM-A376E/DS, SM-A376B, SM-A376B/DS, SM-A376U, SM-A376U1, SM-A376W, SM-A3760
S8530 Wave II
-
SAR
Galaxy A37
0.81 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)
S8530 Wave II
0.41 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Galaxy A37
0.72 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body)
S8530 Wave II
0.39 W/kg (head)
Price
Galaxy A37
£ 459.00 / ₹ 41,999
S8530 Wave II
About 120 EUR