The Galaxy A36 brings a Snapdragon chip, IP67 rating, the Galaxy A26 sticks with Exynos

01 March 2025
All three A-series models have 6.7" displays. The A36 features faster 45W charging and video HDR support. Both A36 and A26 will get 6 OS updates.

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  • 02 Mar 2025

ashrobb, 02 Mar 2025Sad that A36 lost expandable storage in exchange (apparentl... moreWhat kind of bollocks is this? I'm gonna bet there won't be a jack too. But even if there was any, the removal of expandable storage killed it.

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    • 02 Mar 2025

    128 gb storage and 6 gen 3 on a $400 phone.

    My respect for chinese phone every day 📈

      PureOS, 02 Mar 2025Huge upgrade in soc? It just has 100k more AnTuTu, which is... moreG99 to Exynos 1380 is big leap. You're going from 2x ancient A76 cores to 4x A78 cores. Exynos 1380 offers a much smoother and better quality of life in overall user experience than the ancient G99.

      And then there's 4K video recording and wifi 6.

      People use their phones not by staring at antutu benchmark scores.

        still no HDR10 for A36 and also the notch is still there on the A26 small upgrades like this Samsung doesn't care about, in 1 year Samsung couldn't have thought of this?

          Sad that A36 lost expandable storage in exchange (apparently, I haven't confirmed it myself) of a headphone jack.
          A26 is a remarkably attractive pick, given it's features, lower price and hardware specs. Very odd move from Samsung with the A26/A36

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            • 02 Mar 2025

            Teardrop notch ona 300 dollar phone in 2025 is disgusting behaviour
            Absolute disgrace

              potato4k, 02 Mar 2025Well, this is interesting. A36 SoC is disappointing, but ... moreHuge upgrade in soc? It just has 100k more AnTuTu, which is hardly noticable.

                Anonymous, 02 Mar 2025Zero reason to choose a26 over a35 Maybe it has 2 years longer os update than the A35??? Idk tbh

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                  • 02 Mar 2025

                  potato4k, 02 Mar 2025Well, this is interesting. A36 SoC is disappointing, but ... moreThere is no headphone jack in any of them

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                    • CbI
                    • 02 Mar 2025

                    A36 sure is disappointing.

                      Well, this is interesting.
                      A36 SoC is disappointing, but now it gets a headphone jack!
                      The real star imo is actually the A26. Not only it gets Exynos 1380, it gets IP67 as well. The A26 is a huge jump over the G99/Dimensity 6300 on the A16.

                      This leaves the A36 to be the odd ball. Why pick it when the A26 has a similarly performing SoC and IP67 as well for less? The A36 would’ve been more interesting if it got Exynos 1480.

                        The A26 is a steal for 300€ such a good deal. Unbeatable price,it has no competition.

                          Samsung really removed expandable storage in the A56 and A36?! Shame!

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                            • 02 Mar 2025

                            A35 x A26

                            A35 has tougher glass ( no plastic back ), larger camera, no notch ( surely newer screen) , variant with 12GB ram.

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                              • 02 Mar 2025

                              Zero reason to choose a26 over a35

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