Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$399	€299

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)	6.39 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 162.4 x 75.7 x 8 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime	Midnight Black, Lavender Purple, Coral Green

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.43% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 2100 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1748 (Good)	1915 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	2.6 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 710	IMG BXM-8-256
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1019	842
GeekBench 6 Multi
2915	2176
3D Mark High
914	Untested
3D Mark Low
909	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5110 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 14min

Browsing

12h 42min

Video

10h 17min

Gaming

8h 6min

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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"	108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.67" Pixel size: 0.7 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
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps) HDR
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	20 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

118

Overall

135

Photo

102

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 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, 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, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
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	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
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 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs	Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G Specs
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