Nothing Phone (4a) vs Samsung Galaxy A37

Product
Nothing Phone (4a)
449 USD
Samsung Galaxy A37
449 USD

Price
449 USD
449 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Nothing Phone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
A069
SM-A376E, SM-A376E/DS, SM-A376B, SM-A376B/DS, SM-A376U, SM-A376U1, SM-A376W, SM-A3760

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
164 x 77.6 x 8.6 mm (6.46 x 3.06 x 0.34 in)
162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
Weight
204.5 g (7.23 oz)
196 g (6.91 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic frame, glass back Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min) 63 mini-LEDs, 6 individually addressable zones
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Pink, White, Black, Blue
Graygreen, Charkoal, White, Light Violet

Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
Size
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1224 x 2720 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~440 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

OS
Android 16, Nothing OS 4.1, up to 3 major Android upgrades
Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm)
Exynos 1480 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 810
Xclipse 530

RAM
8GB/12GB
6GB/8GB/12GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
128GB/256GB

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.9, 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
LED flash, panorama, Ultra XDR
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, Dolby Vision HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.42", 0.64µm
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR

Capacity
5080 mAh - International 5400 mAh - India
5000 mAh
Charging
50W wired, 50% in 22 min, 100% in 64 min 7.5W reverse wired
45W wired

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 863305 (v10), 1183775 (v11) GeekBench: 3374 (v6) 3DMark: 1128 (Wild Life Extreme)
AnTuTu: 697795 (v10), 912055 (v11) GeekBench: 3345 (v6) 3DMark: 1035 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1549 nits max brightness (measured)
1246 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-24.0 LUFS (Very good)
-25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 13:34h
Active use score 13:49h

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual Proximity Sensing