Mid-range smartphones have been getting very good, very quickly. Most now check the boxes for performance, camera quality, and even design, but the compromises tend to show up later. Software support runs out too soon, water resistance gets downgraded to save costs, or the storage fills up faster than expected. It’s a category where the spec sheet looks promising right up until the parts that actually matter start falling short.

Samsung’s Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G tackle those exact issues. Rather than simply refreshing the hardware, these two phones address the pain points that tend to sour long-term ownership, from shorter software cycles to inadequate protection from the elements. Samsung describes both as the most capable Galaxy A devices yet, and for once, that kind of claim holds up when you look at what’s actually new.

Designer: Samsung

The Galaxy A57 5G leads with a noticeably slimmer build, now at just 6.9mm and 179 grams. A 13% larger vapor chamber helps keep the new Exynos 1680 processor running cool through long gaming sessions or extended recordings. The display also gets slimmer bezels and a bright Super AMOLED+ panel with Vision Booster, so the screen stays readable whether you’re inside at your desk or standing in direct sunlight.

Storage is where the A57 5G makes history for the Galaxy A line. It’s the first A-series phone to offer a 512 GB option, a welcome change for anyone managing a large photo library or shooting high-resolution video regularly. The triple-camera setup, led by a 50 MP main sensor with a 12 MP ultrawide and a 5 MP macro, handles everything from wide-angle landscapes to fine close-up detail.

The Galaxy A37 5G takes a different route to earn its upgrade. Its primary camera now uses a larger 50 MP sensor with support for 10-bit HDR video recording, improving low-light performance and color depth over its predecessor. More significantly, the durability rating jumped from IP67 to IP68, and it now ships with Gorilla Glass Victus+ on both the front and back, which is a notable step up at this price.

Both phones run One UI 8.5 with a broader set of Awesome Intelligence (get it? “AI”?) features. The camera uses AI-based subject and scene recognition to balance skin tones and create cleaner background separation automatically. Circle to Search has also been updated with multi-object recognition, so you can search an outfit, its accessories, and the surrounding backdrop all at once, rather than hunting for each element separately or toggling between searches.

What gives both phones long-term value is Samsung’s commitment to six generations of Android OS updates and six years of security support. Add to that 5,000 mAh batteries and IP68-rated protection across both models, and these are phones clearly meant to outlast the typical mid-range upgrade cycle. The Galaxy A57 5G starts at $549.99 and the Galaxy A37 5G at $449.99 in the US, with availability beginning April 9, 2026.

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I have to hand it to Honor, they are consistent. When I wrote about the Magic8 Pro Air and its striking similarity to the iPhone Air, I thought we had seen the peak of their “inspiration.” It turns out that was just the warm-up act. The main event has arrived in the form of the Honor 600 and 600 Pro, and this time they have perfectly mimicked the iPhone 17 Pro. The new renders, courtesy of WinFuture, show a design that lifts every key element from Apple’s latest flagship. The full-width camera bar, the arrangement of the lenses, the flat metal frame, and even the color options are all present and accounted for. It’s a remarkable feat of reverse-engineering that feels both impressive and completely shameless.

What makes this strategy so fascinating is that Honor isn’t just making a cheaper clone. They are using the familiar, market-tested design as a vessel for a totally different philosophy. The Honor 600 is expected to ship with a 200MP camera and a 9,000mAh battery, specs that are practically alien to Apple’s ecosystem. It’s a phone designed to look like an iPhone from a distance but to function like an endurance-focused Android powerhouse up close. Honor is essentially telling the world that you can have Apple’s style without having to accept Apple’s compromises, and that’s a powerful message.

Designer: HONOR

The horizontal camera bar is not just vaguely similar, it’s dimensionally faithful. Both models feature the same raised rectangular module spanning nearly the full width of the device, with lenses, flash, and sensor cutouts arranged in a configuration that directly mirrors Apple’s layout. The standard Honor 600 goes with a dual rear camera setup, with its LED flash and laser autofocus tucked into a separate pill-shaped island below. The Pro model steps it up with a triple-lens arrangement, going all-in on the vertical stack. Even the colorways follow Apple’s playbook closely, with glossy black, metallic gold, and a bright orange finish that lands somewhere between homage and photocopy. Honor’s team clearly studied the iPhone 17 Pro with the intensity of an art student sketching a masterpiece in a museum.

The hardware rumors add even more intrigue to the picture. A 9,000mAh silicon battery in a flagship-tier device is almost unheard of in 2026, delivering the kind of multi-day endurance that the iPhone 17 Pro can only dream about. Both phones also get a 6.57-inch 120Hz OLED display at 1.5K resolution, wireless charging, a 3D ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, and a Snapdragon 8 series chipset. There’s even a dedicated camera button on the side, which is, yes, another very Apple-like touch. Honor is effectively saying: if you love how the iPhone looks but wish it prioritized endurance and camera specs over thinness, we built that phone for you. Whether that resonates with buyers remains to be seen, but the logic behind it is hard to argue with.

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