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Samsung Galaxy M36 5G
Samsung's Galaxy M36 5G, launched in India in June 2025 and on sale from 12 July, pairs a 6.7-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED display and the Exynos 1380 with a 50MP OIS main camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 25W wired charging. It ships with Android 15 and One UI 7 and is promised six Android upgrades and six years of security updates.
Pros
- 6.7-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection
- 50MP main camera with OIS, plus an 8MP ultra-wide and a 13MP front camera, with 4K video up to 30fps
- Six generations of Android upgrades and six years of security updates promised
- Slim 7.7mm body at 197g, with microSD support up to 2TB
- Around six hours of screen-on time with moderate use in review testing
Cons
- Single bottom-firing speaker with no stereo pair, and no 3.5mm headphone jack
- 25W wired charging is modest, taking about 1 hour 15 minutes for a full charge in review testing, and there is no wireless charging
- Exynos 1380 showed occasional micro-stutters in everyday use in review testing
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Samsung Exynos 1380, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Galaxy M36 5G
Display
- Screen size
- 6.7 ″
- Panel type
- Super AMOLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2340
- Pixel density
- 385 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
Performance
- Chipset
- Samsung Exynos 1380
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128/256GB
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Max video
- 4K@30fps
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Wireless charging
- 0 W
Design
- Weight
- 197 g
- Thickness
- 7.7 mm
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 15 (One UI 7)
- OS update pledge
- 6 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Galaxy M36 5G good in 2026?
The Samsung Galaxy M36 5G earns an Inno Score of 44.9/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Samsung's Galaxy M36 5G, launched in India in June 2025 and on sale from 12 July, pairs a 6.7-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED display and the Exynos 1380 with a 50MP OIS main camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 25W wired charging. It ships with Android 15 and One UI 7 and is promised six Android upgrades and six years of security updates.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Galaxy M36 5G?
Chipset: Samsung Exynos 1380 · Screen size: 6.7 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy M36 5G?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are OUKITEL WP66, Redmi Note 14 SE 5G, Samsung Galaxy F36 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
