Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs A36 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and came out 6 years and 1 month after. 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 S10 Plus
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- 36% higher pixel density (522 vs 385 PPI)
- Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 15W
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 20 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4100 mAh
- Delivers 56% higher peak brightness (1224 against 787 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 12
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- The phone is 6 years and 1 month newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 86.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.5% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 235 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 4.8 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A36 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Galaxy S10 Plus
6.4″ (19:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Red | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 288 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 702 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~404.4 GFLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3506 |
| Single-core score | 1017 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 2593 | 2919 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 295808 | 311567 |
| GPU | 132940 | 134619 |
| Memory | 150643 | 162720 |
| UX | 202848 | 235541 |
| Total score | 782239 | 844447 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [66 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 367 | 315 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 952 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7478 | 14144 |
| Video editing | 5765 | 7296 |
| Photo editing | 18093 | 24677 |
| Data manipulation | 7575 | 10326 |
| Writing score | 10112 | 14497 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv) | CPU Throttle | 76% |
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Vzxzv) | AnTuTu 11 | 717771 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (unknown) | AnTuTu 12 | 904674 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (Tban) | AnTuTu 11 | 550199 |
| 📘 2026-03-31 -> Rodik | AnTuTu 11 | 745471 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 46.5 GB | 22.6 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:14 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 13:48 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 16:28 hr | 16:02 hr |
| Gaming | 05:50 hr | 04:55 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 - 2.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung SAK2L4 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 52 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3M3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 3184 x 2388 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | GalaxyCore GC12A2 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | 8 MP, f/22, 1/4" | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 101 | - |
| Video | 88 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2019 | March 2025 |
| Release date | March 2019 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1000 | $399 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.516 W/kg | 0.53 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.582 W/kg | 1.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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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