Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Apple Watch Series 11 (46mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Sep 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $399	$429

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)	1.81 x 1.54 x 0.38 inches 46 x 39 x 9.7 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	1.30 oz / 36.9 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP6X
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime	Rose Gold, Silver, Space Gray, Jet Black

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	2.0-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	OLED, 2000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	496x416px, 330 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1748 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	Apple S10
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Dual-core
GPU
Adreno 710	PowerVR
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	1GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	watchOS (10.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1019	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
2915	Untested
3D Mark High
914	Untested
3D Mark Low
909	Untested

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Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker

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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	eSIM

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

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