vivo V17 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

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Comparing the vivo V17 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A36 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: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,690, while vivo V17 Pro scores 1,629, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while vivo V17 Pro offers 6.44 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the larger display of the two. Both vivo V17 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A36 5G feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while vivo V17 Pro offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V17 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 12 MP, making vivo V17 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while vivo V17 Pro offers 4100 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both vivo V17 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while vivo V17 Pro is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo V17 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Spec Score

74%
83%

Release Date

20 Sep, 2019
02 Mar, 2025

Performance

Snapdragon 675
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP + 8 MP
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4100 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
45W Super Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.5/10

Pros

  • Great cameras
  • Immersive display 
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Excellent multimedia output
  • Smooth & capable One UI 7
  • Reliable camera setup
  • 6 years of software support

Cons

  • SD 675 a letdown at this price
  • Chunky design 
  • No facial recognition 
  • No expandable storage
  • Performance could be better

User Ratings

4.5/5
(9,955 ratings)
4.4/5
(13,866 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

177,116
AnTuTu Score
655,225
AnTuTu Score
N/A
9h 21m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 20, 2019
(Official)
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

Funtouch OS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 612
Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

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.

177,116
655,225

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s
24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.7 %
28.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 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

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.3 %
86.64 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.65 %
87.8 %

Design

Height

159 mm
162.7 mm

Width

74.7 mm
78 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

201.8 grams
195 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
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

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.826 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size
13 MP
f/2.5 Telephoto Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
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 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 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

Auto Flash
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

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera17 mm focal length
N/A

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Soft light flash
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4100 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W 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)

1h 46m 43s
1h 3m 27s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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

Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg
Head: 1.071 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 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 v5.0
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

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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