Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Apple iPhone 8
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A36 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 ) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 8, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 7 years and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
- Comes with 3179 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 1821 mAh
- Has 3x more RAM: 6GB versus 2GB
- Has a 2 inches larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Thinner bezels – 21.2% more screen real estate
- Shows 53% longer battery life (24:52 vs 16:16 hours)
- Delivers 92% higher peak brightness (1224 against 636 nits)
- 62% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (844K versus 520K)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- The phone is 7 years and 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
- Handles Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Better grip in hands – the body is 10.9 mm narrower
- Weighs 47 grams less
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1093 and 1004 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 65.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 22 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1373:1 |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A36 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
iPhone 8
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~80% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) |
| Width | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.19/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 192 |
| GPU clock | 1010 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS | ~409.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3506 | 5630 |
| Single-core score | 1004 | 1093 |
| Multi-core score | 2919 | 1828 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 311567 | 249127 |
| GPU | 134619 | - |
| Memory | 162720 | 102335 |
| UX | 235541 | 169105 |
| Total score | 844447 | 520567 |
| Samples | [66 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 315 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14144 | - |
| Video editing | 7296 | - |
| Photo editing | 24677 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10326 | - |
| Writing score | 14497 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Jhzinnn) | AnTuTu 12 | 934820 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 -> Arcticmonkeys98 | AnTuTu 12 | 953956 |
| 📘 2026-10-02 (A36XQHYPER) | AnTuTu 12 | 938148 |
| 📘 2026-09-30 (kazew_) | AnTuTu 12 | 1005038 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Abdulgani) | AnTuTu 12 | 991604 |
Apple iPhone 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5630 |
| 📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1093 / 1828 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 22.6 GB | 6 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 1821 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:14 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:13 hr | 06:14 hr |
| Watching video | 16:02 hr | 09:59 hr |
| Gaming | 04:55 hr | 03:40 hr |
| Standby | 115 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC08A3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC05A3 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3184 x 2388 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 32 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC12A2 | BSI CMOS |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 16 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2025 | September 2017 |
| Release date | March 2025 | September 2017 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $699 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.53 W/kg | 1.35 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.29 W/kg | 1.36 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G is definitely a better buy.
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