hotwav Note 18 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A36

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; Samsung
Release date: November 2025, 6 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices; 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
Launch price: —; € 379.00 ($ 444.05)

Size: 7.2"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1560 px HD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; Super AMOLED
Density: 239 ppi Medium Density; 385 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 19.5:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250); Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
CPU: 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz; 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Adreno 710
RAM: 6 GB; 6 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung; Sony IMX882
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 960 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Flicker sensor, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Dual capture, RAW, Night Mode
Pixel size: —; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.95"

Dimensions: 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 78.0 mm 162.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 195 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Glass
Colors: Blue Gold Green; Black White Gray Green Violet
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 87 %; 86 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP67

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; 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, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)