Honor X5d Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A37
Verdict
The Honor X5d Plus is not clearly ahead in any section, while the Samsung Galaxy A37 leads in camera, connectivity & features, display, design & durability, performance and battery.
The biggest difference is camera: 9 vs 57 points.
- X5d Plus leads in 5 fields
- Galaxy A37 leads in 19 fields
- 11 ties
35 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | X5d Plus | Galaxy A37 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 26 | 61 |
| Camera | 9 | 57 |
| Battery | 42 | 65 |
| Display | 40 | 81 |
| Design & durability | 37 | 77 |
| Connectivity & features | 22 | 66 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- X5d Plus: 18/100
- Galaxy A37: 50/100(Better)
- Chipset
- X5d Plus: Helio G81
- Galaxy A37: Exynos 1480
- RAM (max)
- X5d Plus: 4 GB
- Galaxy A37: 12 GB(Better)
- Storage (max)
- X5d Plus: 256 GB
- Galaxy A37: 256 GB
- Process node
- X5d Plus: 12 nm
- Galaxy A37: 4 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- X5d Plus: 50 MP
- Galaxy A37: 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: 1/1.56″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: Yes(Better)
- Ultra-wide camera
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: Yes(Better)
- Telephoto camera
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- Periscope lens
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- Optical zoom
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- Video recording
- X5d Plus: 1080p
- Galaxy A37: 4K 30 fps(Better)
- Front camera
- X5d Plus: 5 MP
- Galaxy A37: 12 MP(Better)
- Front camera 4K video
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: Yes
Battery
- Battery capacity
- X5d Plus: 5260 mAh(Better)
- Galaxy A37: 5000 mAh
- Battery endurance (EU label)
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: 53:00 h
- EU label cycles
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: 1200
- Wired charging
- X5d Plus: 15 W
- Galaxy A37: 45 W(Better)
- Wireless charging
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- Reverse charging
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- Reverse charging type
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
Display
- Screen size
- X5d Plus: 6.74″
- Galaxy A37: 6.7″
- Panel type
- X5d Plus: LCD
- Galaxy A37: OLED(Better)
- Refresh rate
- X5d Plus: 90 Hz
- Galaxy A37: 120 Hz(Better)
- Pixel density
- X5d Plus: 260 ppi
- Galaxy A37: 385 ppi(Better)
- Peak brightness
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: 1900 nits
- Resolution
- X5d Plus: 720x1600
- Galaxy A37: 1080x2340
- Screen protection
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Design & durability
- Weight
- X5d Plus: 186 g(Better)
- Galaxy A37: 196 g
- Thickness
- X5d Plus: 7.9 mm
- Galaxy A37: 7.4 mm(Better)
- Dust & water resistance
- X5d Plus: None
- Galaxy A37: IP68(Better)
- Back material
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: Glass
- Frame material
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: Plastic
- EU repairability class
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: C
- EU drop resistance class
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: B
- EU energy class
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: A
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: Yes(Better)
- Wi-Fi
- X5d Plus: Wi-Fi 5
- Galaxy A37: Wi-Fi 6(Better)
- Bluetooth
- X5d Plus: 5.1
- Galaxy A37: 5.4(Better)
- USB speed
- X5d Plus: USB 2.0
- Galaxy A37: USB 2.0
- USB port
- X5d Plus: USB-C 2.0
- Galaxy A37: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- NFC
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: Yes(Better)
- eSIM
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: Yes(Better)
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- Satellite connectivity
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- Stereo speakers
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: Yes(Better)
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- X5d Plus: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy A37: No
- Fingerprint reader
- X5d Plus: Side-mounted
- Galaxy A37: Under display (optical)(Better)
- 3D face unlock
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- Infrared blaster
- X5d Plus: No
- Galaxy A37: No
- FM radio
- X5d Plus: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy A37: No
- microSD slot
- X5d Plus: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy A37: No
- Card slot
- X5d Plus: microSD (shared SIM slot)
- Galaxy A37: No
General
- Operating system
- X5d Plus: Android 15
- Galaxy A37: Android 16
- OS updates (major versions)
- X5d Plus: Unknown
- Galaxy A37: 6
- Launch price
- X5d Plus: About 100 EUR
- Galaxy A37: $ 275.63
- Year
- X5d Plus: 2026
- Galaxy A37: 2026
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| — | X5d Plus | Galaxy A37 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| 5G bands | – | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2026, April 09 | 2026, March 25 |
| Status | Available. Released 2026, April 09 | Available. Released 2026, April 9 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 167 x 77 x 7.9 mm (6.57 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) | 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | · Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
| Build | – | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+) |
| Display | ||
| Type | TFT LCD, 90Hz | Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density) | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| Protection | – | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 15, MagicOS 9 | Android 16, upgradable to Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9 |
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G81 (12 nm) | Exynos 1480 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) | Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | Xclipse 530 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No |
| Internal | 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Main Camera | ||
| Single | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF Auxiliary lens | – |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| Triple | – | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide) | 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | No |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | No | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Radio | FM radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual Proximity Sensing |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Po 5260 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 15W wired | 45W wired |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Ocean Cyan, Meteor Silver, and Midnight Black | Graygreen, Charkoal, White, Light Violet |
| Price | About 100 EUR | $ 275.63 / € 274.00 / £ 267.00 / ₹ 38,990 |
| Models | – | SM-A376E, SM-A376E/DS, SM-A376B, SM-A376B/DS, SM-A376U, SM-A376U1, SM-A376W, SM-A3760 |
| SAR | – | 0.81 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | – | 0.72 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) |
| EU LABEL | ||
| Energy | – | Class A |
| Battery | – | 53:00h endurance, 1200 cycles |
| Free fall | – | Class B (180 falls) |
| Repairability | – | Class C |