Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Nothing Phone (3) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Jul 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$799

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)	6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime	Black, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1748 (Good)	1501 (Good)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 825
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15), up to 5 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1019	2165
GeekBench 6 Multi
2915	6930
3D Mark High
914	4111
3D Mark Low
909	3794

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5150 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

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 7 MIMO, 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, 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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, 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, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

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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