Samsung Galaxy A36 vs TCL 50 SE

At a glance

Brand: Samsung; TCL
Release date: March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago; April 2024, 2 years 2 months ago
Launch price: € 379.00 ($ 444.05); —
AnTuTu: 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices; 250.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices

Size: 6.7"; 6.78"
Resolution: 1080 x 2340 px FHD+; 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type: Super AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 385 ppi High Density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 19.5:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 900 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3; MediaTek Helio G88
CPU: 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55; 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.4 GHz; 2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 710; Arm Mali-G52 MC2 1000MHz
RAM: 6 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX882; —
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; 0.64 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.95"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 960 fps; No, 30 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 78.0 mm 162.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model; 75.5 mm 168.2 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 195 g; 195 g
Materials: Plastic , Glass; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black White Gray Green Violet; Gray Purple
Water/dust resistance: IP67; —
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 86 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 16 Android 16; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Updates: 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 / eSIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
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
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
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, Galileo

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); —
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), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B13 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), 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)