Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Apple iPhone 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $399	8GB/256GB - $799 | €949 8GB/512GB - $999 | €1199

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)	5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mm (~9.3 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime	Black, White, Sage, Lavender, Mist Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 91.04% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1748 (Good)	2672 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	Apple A19 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 710	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1019	3527
GeekBench 6 Multi
2915	8798
3D Mark High
914	5172
3D Mark Low
909	3295

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	3692 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 13min

Browsing

16h 47min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

9h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

150

Overall

156

Photo

145

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
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,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8947A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg

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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