Huawei Nova 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Huawei Nova 4 runs at 2.36 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Huawei Nova 4 offers 6.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 4's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Huawei Nova 4 offers 20 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 4 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 12 MP, making Huawei Nova 4 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 4 offers 3750 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei Nova 4 and Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei Nova 4
₹32,190
(Not Released in India)
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₹25,999
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
83%

Release Date

30 Jan, 2020
02 Mar, 2025

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

25 MP
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3750 mAh
5000 mAh
Fast Charging
45W Super Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
7.5/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent multimedia output
  • Smooth & capable One UI 7
  • Reliable camera setup
  • 6 years of software support

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No expandable storage
  • Performance could be better

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(9,839 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
655,225
AnTuTu Score
N/A
9h 21m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 02, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v15

OS Updates

N/A
6 Years

Security Updates

N/A
6 Years

Custom UI

EMUI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
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Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

i7
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
655,225

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
28.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi
385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.28 %
86.64 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
87.8 %

Design

Height

157 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75.1 mm
78 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

172 grams
195 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
9h 21m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 3m 27s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.071 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope