Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy A37 5G, Manufactured in April, 2026with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1480. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 196g vs 204g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3095mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 1898 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 86.5 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 510 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 78.2 mm (3.08 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
- White - Gray - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.75 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 640 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2256 | 1153 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5416 | 3457 |
| CPU | 309276 | 374208 |
| GPU | 430651 | 228226 |
| Memory | 274739 | 190390 |
| UX | 308033 | 271255 |
| NanoReview Score | 1322699 | 1064079 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.4 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 79 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 56 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9486 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 15.2 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 3095 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 23 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | n/a |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (62% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:38 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:39 h | 10:03 h |
| Video Playback | 15:16 h | 18:44 h |
| Games | 05:20 h | 05:44 h |
| Standby Mode | 107 h | 84 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX703 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.66 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1.9 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 77 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX713 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX772 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 75 | n/a |
| Preview | 81 | n/a |
| Zoom | 119 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | n/a |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | April, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 449 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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