Samsung Galaxy A36 and A56 hands-on review

02 March 2025


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Gnusmas, 03 Mar 2025learn to optimise your data, remove unnecessary trash you d... more"Lets take some RAM out too, you should just optimize your use of the phone. Why'd you need telephoto? Just get closer. Why do you need ultrawide? Just get farther away from the subject. Why do you need fast charging? Just learn to optimize your time. Why make the display brighter? Just use it in your own shade. Take away the volume buttons too, since you can just sdjust audio from the phone itself.

God I love paying more for less! I hope they take away everyones ability to use apk's, since most don't use it anyways! I'm soooo happy they take away useful features and inconvenience everyone! Next time a corpo asks for money, I shouldnt even expect a product! Just give them the money!"

    A series lost it's only unique feature (the SD card). Now it's not worth the compromise considering the features missing compared to s24fe. (i.e no raw photo support, no camera2api support ...) - probably the only phone in that price range which lacks those features.

      BobTheBuilder, 02 Mar 2025The person with the oldest phone that i've met is usin... moreYou should meet more people then.

        Mohammad Nazzal, 03 Mar 2025Headphone jack was already removed since A33 so what did yo... moreBecause gsmarena themselves put it on the spec sheet, until they removed it just now? So can't blame anyone for being hopeful. LOL.

          potato4k, 03 Mar 2025Well.... no headphone jack on the A36. I guess the rumor wa... moreHeadphone jack was already removed since A33 so what did you expect??

            KeepCalmAndCarryOn, 03 Mar 2025NO Silicon carbide tech, NO wireless Charging, NO LTPO tech... more7s gen 3 is a big NO compared to exynos 1580 which is more superior than 7 gen 3

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              KeepCalmAndCarryOn, 03 Mar 2025NO Silicon carbide tech, NO wireless Charging, NO LTPO tech... moreExynos 1580 > SD 7s Gen 3...

                For A56, it should really get rid of that macro camera and get a 3x telephoto. Especially for its price and it's a relatively high-end device in the A-series

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                  Gnusmas, 03 Mar 2025learn to optimise your data, remove unnecessary trash you d... moreYou can't reduce memory occupied by system files unless you root the phone and longer updates just gonna pile it up in internal memory.

                    Invetor, 03 Mar 2025apart from the Virtual Proximity sensor (dammit samsung), t... more(and optical fingerprint scanner)

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                      Not buying A56, 03 Mar 2025I was planning to buy A56 but no sd card, that's a cle... moreSame here. MicroSD is a must for me. More and more phones losing it. First flagship, and then midrange. Was thinking to upgrade from A52S to A56. So, this is a deal breaker.

                        apart from the Virtual Proximity sensor (dammit samsung), the A36 is pretty decent.

                          Anonymous, 03 Mar 2025No. Which is wild for Samsung giving 6 update but not letti... morelearn to optimise your data, remove unnecessary trash you don't need, transfer valuable data to PC/laptop or external drives.

                            NO Silicon carbide tech, NO wireless Charging, NO LTPO tech, NO UFS 4 storage, Huge bezels including big chin, Macro cameras, weak processors to run 6 years to get updates. 8s gen 3, 7s gen 3 would have been much nicer.

                            HUGE PRICE TAG. Samsung is only offering oneui 7 a software update as the only main update this year.

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                              I was planning to buy A56 but no sd card, that's a clear "no l won't buy"

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                                SEBSTIN, 03 Mar 2025two phone with different names? Why? Why all phones have t... moreI couldn't agree more. like why can't somebody go back to at least a 6-in and or 6.1 inch which is the perfect size to carry with you.

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                                  Anonymous, 02 Mar 2025On that basis it's better to get a A55 then.If you get a decent offer, get the A56 or the A26. If is 2nd hand better go to A55 or even A35.
                                  A36 is dissapointing....

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                                    Anonymous, 03 Mar 2025No. Which is wild for Samsung giving 6 update but not letti... moreNo slot = no buy

                                    Bye bye Samsunk

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                                      Someone can't use dual SIM card?

                                        Well.... no headphone jack on the A36. I guess the rumor was too good to be true.
                                        Anyway, looking at the refurbished Snapdragon 6 gen 1, why would one spend more money on the A36 when one can just buy the A26 and gets the same performing SoC, IP67, also plastic frame, for less money?
                                        And I'm sick of these glossy pastelly colors. This was cool 5 years ago, but it's gaudy and flat out cheap and make the phone color-less. What's wrong with simple vibrant colors?

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