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SamsungGalaxy A36

162.9 mm78.2 mm7.4 mm
Released
2025-03-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
Price
£399Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G, retrieved 2026-08-20

Battery per charge

41.47h

Official

Peak brightness

1900nits

3rd party

Weight

195g

Official

Water/dust rating

IP67

Official

Specifications

Every figure carries its source, linked and dated.

Body

Dimensions
162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mmOfficial
Weight
195gOfficial
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)3rd party
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)3rd party
Water/dust rating
IP67Official

Display

Display type
Super AMOLED, up to 120Hz, Vision BoosterOfficial
Display size
6.7inOfficial
Resolution
1080 x 23403rd party
Pixel density
385ppi3rd party
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
Peak brightness
1900nits3rd party

GSMArena — Samsung Galaxy A36 specifications reports 1900 nits · Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G claims 1200 nits

Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+Official

Platform

Operating system
Android 15, One UI 7Official
Chipset
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Mobile PlatformOfficial
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)3rd party
GPU
Adreno 7103rd party

Memory

Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
Storage options
256GBOfficial
RAM
8GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party

Camera

Main camera
50MP Main f/1.8 AF OIS; 8MP Ultra-Wide f/2.2; 5MP Macro f/2.4; 12MP front f/2.2Official
Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.8Official
Main sensor size
1/1.96"3rd party
Ultrawide
8MP Ultra-Wide, f/2.2Official
Front camera
12MP front, f/2.2Official
Video capture
4K@30fps3rd party

Battery

Battery capacity
5000mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
41.47hOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

Battery lifespan
2000cyclesOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

Fast charging
45WOfficial

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 63rd party
Bluetooth
5.43rd party
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG3rd party
NFC
Yes3rd party
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS3rd party

Misc

Colours
Awesome Lavender, Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome LimeOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
0.53W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

7 attributes without a sourced figure yet

Typical brightness · Telephoto · Wireless charging · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. A gap in our data, not a statement about the phone — rows appear as sources are cited.

What it actually costs

New against used, and what the same shop pays for the phone in your pocket.

New

recommended retail

£399

Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy A56 5G, A36 5G and A26 5G, retrieved 2026-08-20

Used, Grade A

cheapest of 6 colours

£245–£305

CeX, read 2026-08-21 · repriced 2026-08-14

Used, Grade B

cheapest of 7 colours

£180–£215

CeX, read 2026-08-21 · repriced 2026-07-04

Used, Grade C

cheapest of 5 colours

£170–£200

CeX, read 2026-08-21 · repriced 2026-08-14

Trade in yours, Grade A

varies by colour, 6 listed

£154–£192cash£166–£207voucher

CeX, read 2026-08-21 · 8% more as store credit

Prices move; these were read on 2026-08-21. Used and trade-in figures are CeX's own, for an unlocked handset at this device's base storage. CeX prices each colour separately, so a grade shows as the range across them. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Software support

Feature updates until
Security updates until

Basis: manufacturer commitment

endoflife.date records OS EOL and security support both as 2031-03-28 for Galaxy A36 5G. Samsung's UK launch article states up to six generations of Android OS and One UI upgrades and six years of security updates. These dates are Samsung's published window, not a prediction of when updates will actually stop.

endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-08-20