Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G vs A36 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on August 17, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and came out 3 years and 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
- Shows 15% longer battery life (24:52 vs 21:34 hours)
- Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (1227 against 795 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (844K versus 758K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- The phone is 3 years and 7 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85% | 86.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 138.1% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 231 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A36 5G
6.7β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy A52s 5G
6.5β³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2487 | 3506 |
| Single-core score | 1021 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 2969 | 2919 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 313434 | 311567 |
| GPU | 100484 | 134619 |
| Memory | 135397 | 162720 |
| UX | 209450 | 235541 |
| Total score | 758767 | 844447 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | [66 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 225 | 315 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 685 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11369 | 14144 |
| Video editing | 7181 | 7296 |
| Photo editing | 25824 | 24677 |
| Data manipulation | 9429 | 10326 |
| Writing score | 13416 | 14497 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota) | AnTuTu 12 | 805881 |
| π 2026-09-03 (Jaegerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 791396 |
| π 2026-08-26 (bebequinhamota) | AnTuTu 11 | 744550 |
| π 2026-08-24 (kat) | AnTuTu 11 | 747598 |
| π 2026-07-08 (Kami) | AnTuTu 11 | 675395 |
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 (Omar_Syriangamerr) | AnTuTu 12 | 910885 |
| π 2026-09-18 (DANYEALL) | AnTuTu 12 | 1033807 |
| π 2026-09-15 (Jake) | AnTuTu 12 | 1006916 |
| π 2026-07-17 (loapeasontsa) | AnTuTu 11 | 832796 |
| π 2026-07-12 (Wan) | AnTuTu 11 | 834318 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 6.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 26 GB | 22.6 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:28 hr | 1:14 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:27 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 12:42 hr | 16:02 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 04:55 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX682 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (β 0.59 inch) | 1/1.96" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC05A3 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3184 x 2388 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | GalaxyCore GC12A2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2021 | March 2025 |
| Release date | September 2021 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $495 | $399 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.88 W/kg | 0.53 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.84 W/kg | 1.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | 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 Samsung Galaxy A36 5G is definitely a better buy.
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