There may be trouble brewing on the horizon for the Galaxy A57 and A37 – the results from last week’s poll are in and the consensus is that the two phones are overpriced. And that there is some serious competition in the mid-range market. Luckily, Galaxy A phones don’t stay at MSRP for long, so the first issue will correct itself soon enough. If it hasn’t already – we’re seeing deals in some markets.
Zooming in on the Samsung Galaxy A57, there is interest there, but it is strongly contingent on a lower price or a good bundle deal. At least one person in the comments appreciated the thinner and lighter build of the phone. That said, most commenters focused on the price – people agree with our hot take that you shouldn’t buy an A57 or A37 at MSRP.
Many brought up the Galaxy S24 FE and S25 FE, which are similar enough to the A57 in pricing while offering some premium features like a high-end chipset and a telephoto camera. Until the A57 price drops significantly, the FE models will be the better deal.
Also, quite a few people said that they turned their backs on the Galaxy A5x series after it dropped the microSD slot – the A55 was the last model to have one. Samsung can always bring it back if it wants to, but the general market trend is in the other direction.
What is there to say about the Samsung Galaxy A37? More than half of the voters in our poll think that there are better mid-rangers out there – for some that is the A57, while others are looking at other brands entirely.
In some regions, you can get a flagship killer equipped with a Snapdragon 8-series chip for the same price as the Galaxy A37, making this fairly plain mid-ranger a non-starter.
Samsung’s Galaxy A phones always sell better than tech enthusiasts think they will – we don’t doubt that a year from now, the A57 and A37 will have sold in great numbers. However, we can’t help but feel that Samsung is missing an opportunity here to make its A-series even more popular.
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
| 256GB 8GB RAM | £ 529.00 |
₹ 56,999 |
| 512GB 12GB RAM | £ 699.00 |
|
| Show all prices | ||
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
| 128GB 6GB RAM | £ 399.00 |
|
| 256GB 8GB RAM | £ 459.00 |
₹ 47,499 |
| Show all prices | ||
