Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Jul 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $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)	1.73 x 1.83 x 1.81 inches 44 x 46.4 x 46 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	2.22 oz / 63.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	1.3-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	438x438px, 462 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Sapphire

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)	Exynos W1000 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 710
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Wear OS

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	445 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

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
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
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
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 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	5.3
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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers

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
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	eSIM

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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