Lenovo P780 vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

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Comparing the Lenovo P780 vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating 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 Lenovo P780 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Lenovo P780 offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Lenovo P780'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 Lenovo P780 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Lenovo P780 offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Lenovo P780 offers 4000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lenovo P780 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 128 GB, making Lenovo P780 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Lenovo P780 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
83%
83%

Release Date

05 Jun, 2013
02 Mar, 2025
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

MediaTek MT6589
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
1 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Front Camera

0.3 MP
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
45W Super Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

4 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
7.5/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.1/5
(1,624 ratings)
4.4/5
(9,839 ratings)
4.3/5
(1,084 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

Video

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 02, 2025
(Official)
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v15
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
6 Years
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
6 Years
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

MediaTek MT6589
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
View Details
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650
View Details

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544
Adreno 710
Adreno 810

RAM

1 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
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
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
28.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
1900 nits
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1200 nits
1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
480 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz
120 Hz

Pixel Density

294 ppi
385 ppi
381 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
1000 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.98 %
86.64 %
87.32 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9
20:9

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
87.8 %
N/A

Design

Height

143 mm
162.7 mm
164.4 mm

Width

73 mm
78 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

9.95 mm
7.4 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

176 grams
195 grams
210 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G) / Up to 43 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

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
N/A

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

N/A
1h 3m 27s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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

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

N/A
Head: 1.071 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v5.4
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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