Xiaomi Poco F5 vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2) that was released on May 9, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 10 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 Poco F5
- 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1302K versus 844K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 62% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1627 and 1004 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
- Shows 18% longer battery life (24:52 vs 21:08 hours)
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (1224 against 961 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- The phone is 1 year and 10 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 | Yes (60-120 Hz) | 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 | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 86.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.11 mm (6.34 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2910 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.49 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 725 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 580 MHz | 1010 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1187.8 GFLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4119 | 3506 |
| Single-core score | 1627 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 4184 | 2919 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 522997 | 311567 |
| GPU | 166455 | 134619 |
| Memory | 227236 | 162720 |
| UX | 386281 | 235541 |
| Total score | 1302969 | 844447 |
| Samples | [35 tests] | [66 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 608 | 315 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 85% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1956 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14144 |
| Video editing | - | 7296 |
| Photo editing | - | 24677 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10326 |
| Writing score | - | 14497 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco F5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-11 (Martin) | AnTuTu 12 | 1421599 |
| π 2026-10-03 (Zaviee) | AnTuTu 12 | 1483091 |
| π 2026-09-21 (Bers2409) | AnTuTu 12 | 1442782 |
| π 2026-09-03 (Rehan shaikh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1318003 |
| π 2026-08-15 (MobileEngineer Harway) | AnTuTu 11 | 1304220 |
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-12 (Jhzinnn) | AnTuTu 12 | 934820 |
| π 2026-10-04 -> Arcticmonkeys98 | AnTuTu 12 | 953956 |
| π 2026-10-02 (A36XQHYPER) | AnTuTu 12 | 938148 |
| π 2026-09-30 (kazew_) | AnTuTu 12 | 1005038 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Abdulgani) | AnTuTu 12 | 991604 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 22.6 GB |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 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 (83% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 1:14 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:04 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 12:47 hr | 16:02 hr |
| Gaming | 05:49 hr | 04:55 hr |
| Standby | 95 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6936 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV64B40 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/1.96" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | GalaxyCore GC05A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3184 x 2388 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | GalaxyCore GC12A2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2023 | March 2025 |
| Release date | May 2023 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | $399 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco F7 | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.53 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, battery life, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Poco F5.
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