vivo X30 vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

Comparing the vivo X30 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: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while vivo X30 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while vivo X30 offers 6.44 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the larger display of the two. Both vivo X30 and Samsung Galaxy A36 5G feature the same Super AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: vivo X30 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 50 MP, making vivo X30 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo X30 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 12 MP, making vivo X30 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while vivo X30 offers 4350 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both vivo X30 and Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

vivo X30

₹33,490

(Not Released in India)

Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

₹25,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

80%

83%

Release Date

29 Jan, 2020

02 Mar, 2025

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 980	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.44 inches (16.36 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


4350 mAh	5000 mAh	6000 mAh
Flash Charging	45W Super Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 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

(13,866 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,090 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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Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

6 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Samsung One UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 980

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

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Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

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)

Mali-G76 MP5

Adreno 710

Adreno 810

RAM

8 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

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

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

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

1000 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

385 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.31 %

86.64 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Yes

Bezel-less 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

158.4 mm

162.7 mm

164.4 mm

Width

74.1 mm

78 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

7.4 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

196.5 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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera

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

32 MP
f/2.0

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 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

N/A

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

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4350 mAh

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Flash 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

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

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
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

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 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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

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

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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