Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025	Aug 08, 2025	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $399	€239	4GB/128GB - $230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.7 mm with camera bump)	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP54	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint		Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Lavender, Black, White, Lime	Black, Gray, Blue	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1748 (Good)	1081 (Average)	736 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.7 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 710	Mali-G68 MP2	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (15)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1019	723	965
GeekBench 6 Multi
2915	1910	1875
3D Mark High
914	346	367
3D Mark Low
909	338	360

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM		Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
		Yes
VoLTE
		Yes

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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