Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs OnePlus Nord 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Jul 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$399	€499

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)	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.32 inches 163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.88 oz (195.0 g)	7.44 oz (211.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Yes; IP65
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime	Phantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble Sands

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.16% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2800x1272px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen3 SM8635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 735
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15), up to 4 OS updates

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 80.0W

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	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 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	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	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	50 MP 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	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 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, SBAS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

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, 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, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 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	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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Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs	OnePlus Nord 5 Specs
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