Samsung Galaxy M36 vs Vivo iQOO 12
Samsung
Galaxy M36
Vivo
iQOO 12
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- vivo
- Release date
- July 2025, 11 months ago
- November 2023, 2 years 7 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 578.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 75% of devices
- 2.343.104 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- CN¥ 3,999.00 ($ 582.94)
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.78"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- 1260 x 2800 px UHD
- Type
- Super AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 385 ppi High Density
- 453 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR10+, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, Eye Care Display, 2160 Hz PWM, 1-144 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Exynos 1380
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
- CPU
- 4x2.4GHz ARM Cortex A78 + 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
- 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 5 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- 3.3 GHz
- GPU
- ARM Mali-G68 MP5
- Adreno 750
- RAM
- 6 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.69
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.20 µm
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 960 fps
- Features
- 2x2 OCL, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, AutoFraming, Autofocus, Touch focus, All Pixel Omni- Directional PDAF, NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode, RAW 12 bits, DOL HDR
- Tracking AF, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Sensor
- —
- Omnivision OV50H
- Sensor size
- —
- 1/1.28"
Front camera
- Resolution
- 13 Mpx
- 16 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.45
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor
- —
- Samsung S5K3P9
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 25.0W
- Yes , 120.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 4.0
- SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.9 mm 163.2 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 198 g
- 204 g
- Materials
- Plastic
- Aluminium alloy
- Colors
- Black Blue Cyan
- Black White Red
- Usable surface
- 83 %
- 89 %
- Water/dust resistance
- —
- IP64
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 14 Upside-down cake OriginOS 4 (Android 14)
- Updates
- OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
- —
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Without Google Mobile services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- 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), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), HOGP, APT-x, LDAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 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, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), 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), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 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), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- CDMA BC1 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, on the front
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Compass
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- No
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers
- Proximity
- —
- Yes
