OPPO 5X vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

Comparing the OPPO 5X 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: OPPO 5X runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making OPPO 5X the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while OPPO 5X offers 5.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO 5X'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 OPPO 5X offers 23 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: OPPO 5X offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 12 MP, making OPPO 5X better for front camera photography.

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

Storage: OPPO 5X offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 128 GB, making OPPO 5X the better option for storage.

OPPO 5X

₹29,990

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

₹25,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

N/A

83%

Release Date

19 Feb, 2019

02 Mar, 2025

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
23 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

N/A
13 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	128 GB
N/A	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

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

N/A

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

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

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

Performance Rating

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

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Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo

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)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

Adreno 710

Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 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

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 Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1900 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

480 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Pixel Density

401 ppi

385 ppi

381 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

1000 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

20:9

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

86.64 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

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

N/A

162.7 mm

164.4 mm

Width

N/A

78 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

N/A

7.4 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

N/A

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

23 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 Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

5520 x 4140 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 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

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Reverse Charging

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

64 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

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

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)

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

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.071 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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