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Samsung Samsung Galaxy A36 View Specs Change
Brand Apple Samsung
Versions A3523 (International); A3256 (USA); A3522 (Middle East, Canada, Mexico); A3524 (China) —
Announced 2025, September 09 2025, March 2
Released 2025, September 19 2025, March 10
Availability Available Available
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A35231, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A32561, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A35221, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3524 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A35231, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A32561, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A35221, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3524 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Dimensions 150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm (5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm(6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) Best
Build Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2)Aluminium frameAluminium back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield) Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
SIM · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) · Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Protection / IP Rating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) IP67 dust and water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display Type LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Super AMOLED
Display Size 6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio) Best
Resolution 1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio
Pixel Density ~460 ppi density Best ~385 ppi
Refresh Rate 120Hz 120Hz
Peak Brightness 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) 1,200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak) Best
Protection Ceramic Shield 2Anti-reflective coating Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Display Features — Vision Booster
Operating System iOS Android
OS Version 26 15
Update Support Upgradable to iOS 27 Up to 6 Android upgrades and 6 years of security updates
User Interface — One UI 7.0, Upgradable to One UI 9
Chipset Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.60 GHz) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Adreno 710
RAM Options 12GB 6GB, 8GB
Storage Options 256GB / 12GB RAM512GB / 12GB RAM1TB / 12GB RAM 128GB / 6GB RAM128GB / 8GB RAM256GB / 6GB RAM256GB / 8GB RAM256GB / 12GB RAM
Storage Type NVMe UFS 2.2
Card Slot No No
Cameras Triple camera Triple camera
Modules 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAFTOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Best
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, up to 10x digital zoomHDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Cameras Single camera Single camera
Modules 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF Best 12 MP, f/2.2 (wide)
Features HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2 —
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, stereo speakers
Audio Jack No No (USB Type-C audio)
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6), dual-band, Wi-FI Direct
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS / Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Fingerprint — Yes, (under display, optical)
Face Unlock Face ID Yes
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, gyro, compass, light sensor,Virtual proximity sensing
Other Features Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite Awesome Intelligence (AI features)Samsung Knox
Battery Type Market-dependent versions: Li-Ion
Battery Capacity Li-Ion 3998 mAh - Nano SIM ModelLi-Ion 4252 mAh - eSIM only model 5000 mAh Best
Wired Charging Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min Best
Wireless Charging 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) No
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W reverse wired —
Colours Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Lavender, Awesome Lime
Models A3256, A3523, A3522, A3524 SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1, SM-A366W
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) 1.07 W/kg (head) Best
SAR EU 1.49 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) 0.53 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body) Best

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