lava Bold 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A36

At a glance

Brand: Lava; Samsung
Release date: April 2025, 1 years 1 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
Launch price: ₹ 10,499.00 ($ 110.61); € 379.00 ($ 444.05)
AnTuTu: 421.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices; 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices

Size: 6.67"; 6.7"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; Super AMOLED
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 385 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 19.5:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6300; Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
CPU: 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.4 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC2; Adreno 710
RAM: 4 GB; 6 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: Unknow; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony Exmor; Sony IMX882
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 960 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, 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: 73.9 mm 162.4 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model; 78.0 mm 162.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 183 g; 195 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Glass
Colors: Blue Gray; Black White Gray Green Violet
Water/dust resistance: IP64; IP67
Usable surface: 89 %; 86 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 16 Android 16
Updates: OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 2 years; OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; 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)

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), 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), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); 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), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)