Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs vivo S2 5G 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: vivo S2 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,825, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G scores 2,690, making vivo S2 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 6.7 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo S2 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and vivo S2 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 12 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo S2 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 57m, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G delivers 9h 21m, making vivo S2 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: vivo S2 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while vivo S2 5G has a rating of 3.9.

Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

₹31,999

(Out of Stock)

vivo S2 5G

₹41,989

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

02 Mar, 2025

11 Aug, 2026

08 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera
5 MP Macro Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	16 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	7050 mAh	8000 mAh
45W Super Fast Charging	44W Flash Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No expandable storage
Performance could be better

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(5,648 ratings)

3.9/5

(35 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

655,225 AnTuTu Score	956,029 AnTuTu Score	951,668 AnTuTu Score
9h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹41,989

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

2 More Videos

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General

Launch Date

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Sep 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

6 Years

3 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G615 MP2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

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

956,029

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

23.0 s

N/A

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

851

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

3000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

449 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.64 %

91.03 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.8 %

93.82 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

162.7 mm

164.42 mm

162.56 mm

Width

78 mm

75.25 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.99 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

195 grams

197 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

SuperMoon

Beautify

Camera Features

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

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

7050 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 10W 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.

9h 21m

14h 57m

18h 49m

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

1h 3m 27s

1h 5m

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)