SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy A36 review: SD6 Gen 3 mid-ranger with 6 years of updates and IP67.

Item: Galaxy A36
Rating: 70
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2025·$399

Overall

70/100

Class rank

#28 of 43

Tier

Mid

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

A long-support Samsung mid-ranger.

Galaxy A36 5G offers six years of OS updates, OIS, a 1,900-nit AMOLED and IP67 at $399. The SD6 Gen 3 keeps it mid-tier but the support window is class-leading.

01Display

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120 Hz

Size6.7 inches

Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px

Peak brightness1,900 nits

02Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS

Ultrawide8 MP

Macro5 MP

Selfie12 MP

03Performance

62/100

62/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid phones of 2025 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)

RAM6 / 8 GB

Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

Capacity5,000 mAh

Wired45 W

05Build

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

06Value

72/100

72/100 trails the 77-point cohort average for mid phones of 2025.

What works

6 years of OS updates.
OIS + 1,900-nit AMOLED + IP67.
45 W + microSD + stereo.
Awesome Intelligence AI.

What doesn't

SD6 Gen 3 is entry-mid.
No telephoto.
No headphone jack.
One UI bloat.

Cross-shop it against

POCO F6

$399 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 43-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .