realme 12x vs Samsung Galaxy A36

At a glance

Brand: realme; Samsung
Release date: March 2024, 2 years 4 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 4 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 1,399.00 ($ 204.59); € 379.00 ($ 444.05)
AnTuTu: 442.599 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices; 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices

Size: 6.67"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1604 px HD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; Super AMOLED
Density: 264 ppi Medium Density; 385 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 19.5:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 625 cd/m² (typ), Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, 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 6100+; Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
CPU: 2x2.2 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: 2.2 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57 MC2; Adreno 710
RAM: 12 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
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, Continuous shooting, 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
Sensor: —; Sony IMX882
Pixel size: —; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.95"

Dimensions: 75.4 mm 162.9 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model; 78.0 mm 162.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 195 g
Materials: Plastic , Splash resistant design; Plastic , Glass
Colors: Black Gold; Black White Gray Green Violet
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP67
Usable surface: 85 %; 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 RealmeUI 5.0 (Android 14); Android 16 Android 16
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years; OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
Google services: Without 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), 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), n28a (700), 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), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)