Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs OnePlus 16 Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	Q4, 2026
Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $399

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)
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.8-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	OLED, 240Hz, HDR10+
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 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)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SM8975 (2 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 710	Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	16GB (LPDDR6)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (17)

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	9000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 120.0W Wireless: 50.0W

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	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP5 Optical zoom: 3.0x Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes Video capture: 4K UHD (60 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	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
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, 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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
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

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