Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 18, 2025	Aug 08, 2025	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - €210	€239	6GB/128GB - $399

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches 164 x 75.4 x 7.9 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm	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)
Weight
6.49 oz / 184.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint		Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Forest Green, Glacier Blue, Purple	Black, Gray, Blue	Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.59% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, 3200 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 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)
3182 (Excellent)	1081 (Average)	1748 (Good)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.7 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio G100 Ultra (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2	Mali-G68 MP2	Adreno 710
Memory
6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
723	723	1019
GeekBench 6 Multi
1974	1910	2915
3D Mark High
345	346	914
3D Mark Low
342	338	909

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 2min

Browsing

19h 2min

Video

11h 53min

Gaming

9h 53min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.67" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) HDR	Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
20 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

97

Overall

111

Photo

84

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

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Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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