Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

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Design

Dimensions 6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump)
162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight 6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size 6.7-inch
Resolution 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Technology Super AMOLED
Refresh rate 120Hz
Screen-to-body 86.51 %
Peak brightness 1900 cd/m2 (nit)
Features HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL) 1748 (Good)
Bright Min 1.6 (Good)

Hardware

System chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor Octa-core
4x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Adreno 710
RAM 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage 128GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion not expandable
OS Android (15), One UI
This device has different variants: View all
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single 1019
GeekBench 6 Multi 2915
3D Mark High 914
3D Mark Low 909

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh
Type Li - Ion
Charging Fast charging
Charge speed Wired: 45.0W
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Battery Life Estimate: 6h 26min
Browsing: 16h 53min
Gaming: 9h 8min
Video: 8h 0min

Camera

Rear Triple camera
Main camera 50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera 8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera 5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash LED
Video recording 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front 12 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Test
Overall score: 120
Photo score: 126
Video score: 114

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 5.4
Wi-Fi 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB Type-C
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other NFC

Multimedia

Headphones No 3.5mm jack
Speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s) Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP $ 399
In The Box Phone, SIM ejector, Type-C cable, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced Mar 01, 2025
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Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM
Differences from the main variant:
RAM 8GB
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Differences from the main variant:
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Differences from the main variant:
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB

News

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