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Samsung Galaxy A36 A36 5G Black 256GB
Its 6.7-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED display and 50MP main camera with OIS and 10x optical zoom distinguish this phone at a budget-friendly tier. The device also packs 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, IP67 water resistance, and dual-SIM 5G connectivity in a refined build. It’s best for users who want a vivid screen and capable photography but can accept a battery life rating of just 28.7 out of 100.
Screen 6.7
Display Super AMOLED
Refresh 120 Hz
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4nm), Octa-Core (up to 2.9 GHz)
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Camera 50 MP
front camera mp 12
51 Overall Score
Price $315
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong camera (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong connectivity (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong display (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong build (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average feature (16th percentile)
- Below average battery (28th percentile)
What owners think
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Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.7" |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Performance
| Processor Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4nm), Octa-Core (up to 2.9 GHz) |
| CPU Cores | 8 |
| CPU Speed | 2.9 |
| RAM | 8 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Camera
| Main Camera | 50 |
| Camera Count | 3 |
| Ultrawide | 8 |
| Telephoto | 5 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 10x |
| Video | 4K@30fps |
| OIS | Yes |
Battery & Charging
| Connector | USB-C |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C |
| SIM | Dual SIM (SIM 1 + SIM 2 / SIM 1 + eSIM / Dual eSIM) |
| eSIM | Yes |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP67 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Fingerprint | in-display |
| OS | Android |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy A36 A36 5G | Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | Google Pixel Pixel 10a | OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 | Xiaomi Xiaomi 17 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED | OLED | Super Retina XDR | OLED | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4nm), Octa-Core (up to 2.9 GHz) | Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform | Apple A18 Pro | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 256 | 128 | 512 | 256 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 50 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | - | 4700 | 4685 | 5100 | 7300 | 6300 |
| Charging Wattage | - | 68 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 100 |
| Wireless Charging | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP67 | IP48 | IP68 | IP68 | IP69K | IP68 |
| Operating System | Android | Android | iOS | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy A36 A36 5G | 68.8 | 93.5 | 28.4 | 69.5 | 16.4 | 54.8 | 87.7 | 68.3 |
| Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 Compare | 66.4 | 84.9 | 97 | 99 | 87.1 | 99.6 | 73.8 | 92.9 |
| Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Compare | 78.5 | 93.5 | 88.6 | 96 | 78.3 | 89.2 | 95.9 | 94.4 |
| Google Pixel Pixel 10a Compare | 93.2 | 54.5 | 89.6 | 87.5 | 78.3 | 81.1 | 98 | 98.4 |
| OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 Compare | 84.5 | 98 | 99.5 | 83.1 | 51.6 | 99.6 | 87.7 | 99.8 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi 17 Pro Compare | 84.5 | 98 | 99.9 | 98.1 | 64.4 | 94.7 | 95.9 | 24.7 |
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