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Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Google Pixel 8

63 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
VS
70 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A36 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 ) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 1 year and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
  • Shows 27% longer battery life (24:52 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 27W)
  • The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • 71% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1443K versus 844K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 18W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (1432 against 1227 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 11% higher pixel density (428 vs 385 PPI)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 7.4 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and Google Pixel 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
99.7
(Very good)
Value Index
43.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A36 5G
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 385 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 86.5% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.2%
PWM 120 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A36 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A36 5G
1227 nits
Pixel 8 +17%
1432 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.19/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A36 5G
86.5%
Pixel 8 +1%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Google Tensor G3
Max clock 2400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 256 896
GPU clock 1010 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A36 5G
1004
Pixel 8 +72%
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A36 5G
2919
Pixel 8 +53%
4458
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3506 -
Single-core score 1004 1722
Multi-core score 2919 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A36 5G
844447
Pixel 8 +71%
1443431
CPU 311567 535125
GPU 134619 387735
Memory 162720 186665
UX 235541 333906
Total score 844447 1443431
Samples [66 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy A36 5G
315
Pixel 8 +208%
971
Stability 98% 73%
Graphics test 2 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 315 971
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14144 -
Video editing 7296 -
Photo editing 24677 -
Data manipulation 10326 -
Writing score 14497 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-17 (loapeasontsa)AnTuTu832796
📘 2026-07-12 (Wan)AnTuTu834318
📘 2026-07-05 (Ням ням)AnTuTu862730
📘 2026-06-30 (Danyeall)AnTuTu873714
📘 2026-06-27 (kaio renan santos eleito 2026)AnTuTu891094
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Google Pixel 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik)AnTuTu1515235
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch)AnTuTu1515235
📘 2026-05-04 (reazz)AnTuTu1356451
📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymennyAnTuTu1446448
📘 2026-03-16 (Quan)AnTuTu1479583
Add View all (14)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.5 Stock Android
OS size 22.6 GB 14 GB
OS updates 6 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:14 hr 1:16 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:13 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 16:02 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 04:55 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 115 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A36 5G +27%
24:52 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A3 Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC05A3 -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 64
Zoom - 129
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 3184 x 2388 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC12A2 -
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A36 5G +2%
90.5 dB
Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2025 October 2023
Release date March 2025 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $699
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G - Google Pixel 10
SAR (head) 0.53 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.29 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 8 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
7 (36.8%)
12 (63.2%)
Total votes: 19

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