Xiaomi 11T Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
57
out of 100
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63
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 11T Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on September 15, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and came out 3 years and 6 months 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 Xiaomi 11T Pro
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1140K versus 844K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 46% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1469 and 1004 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
- Shows 29% longer battery life (24:52 vs 19:18 hours)
- Delivers 47% higher peak brightness (1224 against 834 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 3 years and 6 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 86.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.5% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 490 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 3.4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4642 | 3506 |
| Single-core score | 1469 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 3730 | 2919 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 422281 | 311567 |
| GPU | 191899 | 134619 |
| Memory | 210319 | 162720 |
| UX | 315721 | 235541 |
| Total score | 1140220 | 844447 |
| Samples | [28 tests] | [66 tests] |
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
Xiaomi 11T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-02 -> Notezit | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1412 / 3348 |
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Soul) | AnTuTu 11 | 1210861 |
| 📘 2026-07-30 (Raffi) | CPU Throttle | 95% |
| 📘 2026-07-26 (hazlanmy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1192922 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (OniSama) | AnTuTu 11 | 1207839 |
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 | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 22.6 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (63% in 10 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:20 hr | 1:14 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:37 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 13:08 hr | 16:02 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 04:55 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9204 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 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 | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 50 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K5E9 | GalaxyCore GC05A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 50 | - |
| Preview | 72 | - |
| Zoom | 61 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 11T Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 3184 x 2388 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A10 | GalaxyCore GC12A2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 111 | - |
| Video | 137 | - |
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 - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 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 | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2021 | March 2025 |
| Release date | September 2021 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $399 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi 15T Pro | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.53 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | 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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