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Samsung Galaxy A37 vs Vivo Y21 5G
What Galaxy A37 does better (16) and where Y21 5G wins (4) — every spec side by side.
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8.4Display6.6
8.0Camera4.2
6.4Battery3.0
9.7Features7.4
Dimensions
Size comparison
Galaxy A37Y21 5G
| Galaxy A37 | Y21 5G | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 162.9 mm | 167.4 mm | −4.5 mm |
| Width | 78.2 mm | 77.1 mm | +1.1 mm |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm | 8.4 mm | −1 mm |
| Weight | 196 g | 209 g | −13 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Galaxy A37 better than Y21 5G?
- Battery capacity5,000 mAh vs 1,200 mAh4.2×
- RAM12 GB vs 4 GB3×
- OLED panelYes · Y21 5G: No
- Optical stabilisationYes · Y21 5G: No
- Water resistance (IPx)IPx8 vs IPx5+60%
- Peak brightness1,900 nits vs 1,200 nits+58%
- Pixel density385 ppi vs 260 ppi+48%
- Selfie camera12 MP vs 5 MP2.4×
- Wired charging45 W vs 44 W+2%
- Ultra-wide cameraYes · Y21 5G: No
- eSIMYes · Y21 5G: No
- CPU frequency2.75 GHz vs 2.4 GHz+15%
Why is Y21 5G better than Galaxy A37?
- Storage (base)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
- Memory card slotNo · Galaxy A37: Yes
- Drop resistance classB vs A
- Battery charge cycles1,200 vs 1,600+33%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 196 g | 209 g |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm | 8.4 mm |
| Height | 162.9 mm | 167.4 mm |
| Width | 78.2 mm | 77.1 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | — |
| Back | Glass | — |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | IP65 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx5 |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ | — |
| Colours | Graygreen, Charkoal, White, Light Violet | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.7″ | 6.7″ |
| Panel | Super AMOLED | LCD |
| OLED panel | Yes | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 720 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,340 px | 1,600 px |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 260 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,900 nits | 1,200 nits |
| Measured brightness | 1,246 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Exynos 1480 | Mediatek Dimensity 6300 |
| Chip maker | Exynos | Mediatek |
| Process | 4 nm | — |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.75 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| GPU | Xclipse 530 | Mali G57 MC2 |
| AnTuTu score | 697,795 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 3,345 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,035 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | — |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.56" | — |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 4K | — |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| 4K selfie video | Yes | — |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,000 mAh | 1,200 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Active use (test) | 13.8 h | — |
| Wired charging | 45 W | 44 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 62% | 52% |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse wireless charging | — | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | — |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -25.7 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Side |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass | proximity, accelerometer, light, compass, fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | 0.72 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | One UI 9 | OriginOS 6 |
| Major OS updates promised | 6 | — |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | A | — |
| Battery charge cycles | 1,200 | 1,600 |
| Endurance per cycle | 53 h | 52 h |
| Repairability class | C | C |
| Drop resistance class | B | A |
