LG CU500 vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs Comparison

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LG CU500	Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
1100 mAh	5000 mAh
220x176px	6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Swivel	Triple camera
0.016GB	6GB · 128GB
	Released · Mar 26, 2025
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Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$399

Design

Dimensions
3.80 x 1.95 x 0.76 inches 96.5 x 49.5 x 19 mm	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
3.70 oz (105.0 g)	6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Numeric keypad, Music control keys, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
	6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
220x176px	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Colors
65 536
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Additional display
96 x96 px, TFT, Colors: 65 536

Hardware

System chip
	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor
	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
	Adreno 710
Memory
0.016GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSD	not expandable
OS
	Android (15)

Battery

Type
1100 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

Camera

Rear
Swivel	Triple camera
Main camera
1.3 MP	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
Yes	LED
Video recording
QVGA	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
1.1	5.4
WLAN
	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Yes	Type-C
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Computer sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 14, 2006 FCC ID value: BEJCU500
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.42 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM


Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
LG CU500 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs
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