Mid-range · 2025

Samsung Galaxy A36

Name: Samsung Galaxy A36
Brand: Samsung
Price: 520000 NGN
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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A35

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Reverse wireless charging, IP67 water resistance

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

6 Gen 3 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 45W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 12 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A36 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1233 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 710

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

613,492

v10

GeekBench

2,917

Graphics test

3DMark 912 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 710

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5 · 6-year support

Long support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Software support

6 years of updates

Updates remaining

~5 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 12 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP f/2.4

Front camera

12 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX882, 1/1.95", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

11:38h

Lab endurance

41:28h

EU cycle rating

2,000 cycles

Wired charging

45 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.2 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.2 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

195 g · 7.4 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

162.9 mm

Width

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

195 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

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How it stacks up against the rest.

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Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

613k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 12 MP vs 18 MP selfie

Shorter tested battery life

11h 38m vs 14h 59m active use

Heavier in hand

195 g vs 177 g

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Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 4 losses

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

613k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

195 g vs 162 g

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