The Samsung Galaxy A36 5G — a potential successor to the Galaxy A35 5G — is said to be in development. Ahead of its official debut, computer aided design (CAD) renders of the phone have been released online, giving us our best look yet at the upcoming device. The renders suggest a new design language for the camera module, which looks completely different from its predecessor. The Galaxy A36 5G also appears to feature a punch-hole display design.

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Giznext, in collaboration with Steve H. McFly (@Onleaks), shared CAD renders and specifications of the Galaxy A36 5G. The renders suggest a flat display with a cutout for the selfie camera. From the back, the smartphone can be seen with three vertically positioned cameras, which are placed inside a pill-shaped module. The new design is very different from the one Samsung used in the Galaxy A35 5G.

However, the location of the flash has not changed. The right side of the Galaxy A36 5G appears to have volume and power buttons. It is likely to boast an in-display fingerprint sensor.

According to the report, the Galaxy A36 5G will have a relatively thin body with dimensions of 162.6 x 77.9 x 7.4mm compared to the Galaxy A35 5G’s 161.7 x 78 x 8.2mm. The upcoming model could be 78.4mm wide with the Key island and 9.6mm thick, including the camera bump.

The Galaxy A36 5G is expected to have an upgrade over the Galaxy A35 5G. A recent Geekbench listing revealed that it will come with an octa-core chipset running Android 15, 6GB of RAM, and an Adreno 610 GPU. It can run on either a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC or a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset.