Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	May 13, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $399	12GB/256GB - $1100 | €1249 12GB/512GB - $1220 | €1369

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)	6.23 x 2.98 x 0.23 inches 158.2 x 75.6 x 5.8 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
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	Titanium Icyblue, Titanium Silver, Titanium Jetblack

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.75% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	3120x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 513 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1748 (Good)	2413 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-3-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 830
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1019	2823
GeekBench 6 Multi
2915	9060
3D Mark High
914	5407
3D Mark Low
909	2628

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

16h 40min

Video

7h 44min

Gaming

9h 38min

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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"	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

140

Overall

146

Photo

134

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 6E,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, Barometer, 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	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
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	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 512GB internal storage.

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1219 | €1369

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs	Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Specs
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