Samsung Galaxy A36 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Samsung
Galaxy A36

Samsung
Galaxy S23 Ultra
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- Samsung
- Release date
- March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
- February 2023, 3 years 3 months ago
- Launch price
- € 379.00 ($ 444.05)
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- AnTuTu
- 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
- 1.521.862 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 91% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.8"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- 1440 x 3088 px WQHD+
- Type
- Super AMOLED
- Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
- Density
- 385 ppi High Density
- 500 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 1750 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 3000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, S-Pen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 ( 3,36 GHz)
- CPU
- 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
- 1x3.36GHz Cortex X3 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- 3.36 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 710
- Qualcomm Adreno 740
- RAM
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.7
- Sensor
- Sony IMX882
- Samsung ISOCELL HP2
- Pixel size
- 0.80 µm
- 0.60 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.95"
- 1/1.3"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 960 fps
- Yes, 480 fps
- Features
- 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
- Tracking AF, Flicker sensor, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
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- Samsung S5K3LU
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 45.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Charge cycles
- 2000 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 41h
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- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 4.0
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 78.0 mm 162.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.1 mm 163.4 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 195 g
- 233 g
- Materials
- Plastic , Glass
- Glass , Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Colors
- Black White Gray Green Violet
- Black White Green Violet Beige
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 86 %
- 89 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Updates
- OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
- OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 5 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
- 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), LE (Low Energy), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile)
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 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, 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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 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)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- 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)
- 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), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 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, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- No
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Barometer
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- Yes
- Compass
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- Yes








