Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Samsung Galaxy M32 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$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)	6.27 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 159.3 x 74 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.88 oz (195.0 g)	6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime	Black, Light Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.01% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	Mediatek Helio G80 MT6769V/CU (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 710	Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm
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
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information)
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Macro)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	20 MP

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	5.0
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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
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, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	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	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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs	Samsung Galaxy M32 Specs
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