Vivo V60 Lite 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Vivo V60 Lite 5G (with Mediatek Dimensity 7360 Turbo) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and came out 7 months before. 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 Vivo V60 Lite 5G
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 45W)
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (925K versus 844K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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 | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 86.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.77 mm (6.45 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.28 mm (3 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Pink | 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 | Mediatek Dimensity 7360 Turbo | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2525 | 3506 |
| Single-core score | 1023 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 2817 | 2919 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 329195 | 311567 |
| GPU | 123225 | 134619 |
| Memory | 201306 | 162720 |
| UX | 271683 | 235541 |
| Total score | 925409 | 844447 |
| Samples | [22 tests] | [66 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 343 | 315 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9715 | 14144 |
| Video editing | 5376 | 7296 |
| Photo editing | 20140 | 24677 |
| Data manipulation | 8280 | 10326 |
| Writing score | 15297 | 14497 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo V60 Lite 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-05 (rafxz) | AnTuTu 11 | 923163 |
| π 2026-07-04 (Vee957) | AnTuTu 11 | 933084 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Ijoi) | AnTuTu 11 | 949226 |
| π 2026-06-11 (tuannguyen) | AnTuTu 11 | 920896 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Saito Akio) | AnTuTu 11 | 938373 |
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-02 (A36XQHYPER) | AnTuTu 12 | 938148 |
| π 2026-09-30 (kazew_) | AnTuTu 12 | 1005038 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Abdulgani) | AnTuTu 12 | 991604 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Abdulgani) | AnTuTu 12 | 991604 |
| π 2026-09-26 (Omar_Syriangamerr) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 1342 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Funtouch OS 15 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 22.6 GB |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 21 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 1:14 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:02 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:55 hr |
| Standby | - | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 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 | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.96" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC05A3 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3184 x 2388 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC12A2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | 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 | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $340 | $399 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.53 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Vivo V60 Lite 5G. But if the gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G.
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