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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.
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 44.2/100 (“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 iQOO Z11x, Nothing Phone (4b), OPPO F29 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
