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

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$379

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)	6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	7.09 oz / 201.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime	Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Panda Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1748 (Good)	1184 (Average)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2.2 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 710
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1019	1174
GeekBench 6 Multi
2915	3337
3D Mark High
914	1060
3D Mark Low
909	1055

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

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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: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
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 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
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, 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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs	Nothing Phone (3a) Specs
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