Google Pixel 8 vs Samsung Galaxy M36
Google
Pixel 8
Samsung
Galaxy M36
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- Release date
- October 2023, 2 years 8 months ago
- July 2025, 11 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 876.512 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 83% of devices
- 578.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 75% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.2"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- Super AMOLED
- Density
- 428 ppi Very high density
- 385 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR10+, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G3
- Exynos 1380
- CPU
- 1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex X3 +4x2.45 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2.15 GHz Cortex A510
- 4x2.4GHz ARM Cortex A78 + 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Nine-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 5 nm
- Frequency
- 3 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- Immortalis-G715s MC10
- ARM Mali-G68 MP5
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.69
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Samsung GNV
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.20 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.31"
- —
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 480 fps
- Features
- Noise reduction, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- 2x2 OCL, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, AutoFraming, Autofocus, Touch focus, All Pixel Omni- Directional PDAF, NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode, RAW 12 bits, DOL HDR
Front camera
- Resolution
- 10.8 Mpx
- 13 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Samsung S5K3J1
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 4575 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 27.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 70.8 mm 150.5 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 187 g
- 198 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black Pink Green Cyan Beige
- Black Blue Cyan
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- —
- Usable surface
- 87 %
- 83 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), HOGP, APT-x, LDAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B14 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, on the front
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Compass
- —
- Yes
