Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs realme P4 Power

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs realme P4 Power across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme P4 Power runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making realme P4 Power the better performer.

Display: realme P4 Power offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 6.7 inches, making realme P4 Power the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme P4 Power's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and realme P4 Power feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme P4 Power offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 12 MP, making realme P4 Power better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme P4 Power delivers longer battery life with 21h 08m, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G delivers 9h 21m, making realme P4 Power the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and realme P4 Power offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme P4 Power receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G is rated 7.5.

User Rating: realme P4 Power receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

₹30,999

@ Samsung Shop

realme P4 Power

₹25,419

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

02 Mar, 2025

29 Jan, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Macro Camera	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	10001 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Super Fast Charging	80W Ultra Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Excellent multimedia output
Smooth & capable One UI 7
Reliable camera setup
6 years of software support

Long battery life
Vibrant and immersive display
Reliable performance
Durable design

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

No expandable storage
Performance could be better

Single bottom speaker
Slightly bulky

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5

(2,977 ratings)

4.5/5

(5,248 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

655,225 AnTuTu Score	1,047,842 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
9h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 08m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹30,999

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General

Launch Date

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Jan 29, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

3 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

4 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MP2

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

655,225

1,047,842

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

27.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,024

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.4 %

34.3 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

6500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

453 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.64 %

91.66 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla Glass Armor Shell Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.8 %

94.0 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

162.7 mm

162.26 mm

150.83 mm

Width

78 mm

76.15 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

9.08 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

195 grams

219 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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 Camera16 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

4096 x 3072 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

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

20 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

10001 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Ultra Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

9h 21m

21h 08m

16h 04m

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

1h 3m 27s

1h 20m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)