Samsung Galaxy A57: IP68 Rating, Slimmer Design Revealed

Samsung has also enhanced the A57's water-resistance, with a small bump from IP67 in last year's A56 to IP68 now, and slimmed the bezel around the display, which helps contribute to the premium aesthetic. The internal spec upgrades are minimal though, like a larger cooling chamber or a jump from the Exynos 1580 chip to the more recent 1680. That should bring faster performance and small improvements to photo processing, but the phone's other specs remain much the same.

The A57 is joined by the $449.99 Galaxy A37. This hasn't had the same nip and tuck, so is still 7.4mm thick -- fairly slim regardless -- and 196g. It's otherwise remarkably hard to differentiate from the A57 aesthetically: the biggest giveaways are the slightly thicker body and the lack of antenna lines, a perk of this phone's cheaper plastic frame.

The A37 is launching in its full suite of colors in the US, with charcoal, gray-green, white, and lavender versions of the phone. It's had a few spec bumps too, with a new Exynos 1480 chipset; a jump to the same 50-megapixel, 1/1.56-inch main camera as the A57; and a 1900 nit peak brightness display that also matches the A57. Both phones have 5,000mAh batteries, 45W charging (faster than Samsung's flagship S26, believe it or not, though the trade-off is a total lack of wireless charging), and pair their main cameras with basic ultrawide, macro, and selfie options.

Both will receive six years of Android OS upgrades, and six years of security patches. They'll also both enjoy the same upgraded AI features from launch: a choice between the Bixby and Gemini assistants, upgraded Circle to Search, and AI transcription in the recorder app and voicemail.