Samsung Galaxy A37 surfaces on Geekbench with Exynos 1480

A new device has surfaced in the Geekbench database, almost certainly part of the Samsung Galaxy A37 line. If the leak holds up, Samsung seems to be preparing an upgrade that feels unusual — and not exactly in a forward-looking way.

The phone was tested running Android 16 with 6GB of RAM. The headline, though, is the Exynos 1480 paired with Xclipse 530 graphics — the same silicon Samsung shipped in the Galaxy A55 at the start of 2024 and later in the Galaxy M56.

On paper, the Exynos 1480 is indeed a little stronger than the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 inside today’s Galaxy A36. But earlier reviews suggested the real-world gains in speed and efficiency are modest. Whether the A37 squeezes more out of it will only be clear after launch.

That choice looks even odder next to a fresh leak on the Galaxy A57, which testing points to a more modern Exynos 1680. You’d expect the A37 to at least step up to the Exynos 1580, as in the Galaxy A56. Instead, Samsung has a track record of reusing chips across generations; the A26 and A35 still run the aging Exynos 1280.

Still, a fake listing can’t be ruled out — a similar case with the so‑called Galaxy A77 recently turned out to be a fabrication.

If the leak is accurate, it hints at Samsung’s strategy for 2026: keeping prices in check by reusing processors, even if that blurs what counts as a true performance upgrade. How that plays into the Galaxy A37’s appeal versus the A36 should become clearer closer to the spring release.