The Samsung Galaxy A36 5G is said to be in development as a successor to the Galaxy A35 5G that debuted in India in March. Ahead of its much-anticipated debut, the alleged phone has been spotted on a benchmarking platform, offering a few of its specifications like its chipset architecture, RAM and operating system (OS). Notably, this development comes after another Samsung phone, the Galaxy A56, was spotted on the same platform.
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Geekbench listing
The Samsung Galaxy A36 5G has been spotted on Geekbench and several of its specifications have been revealed. It is said to have the model number SM-A366B and could be powered by an ARM-based octa-core chipset with four productive cores clocked at 2.40GHz and four efficient cores clocked at 1.80GHz. Its SoC can be paired with around 5.20GB of RAM, an Adreno 710 GPU, and the motherboard is called a parrot.
The alleged smartphone also appears to run on Android 15, which is yet to be released for Samsung smartphones.
In the Geekbench 6.2.2 Android AArch64 cross-platform test, the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G scored 1060 and 3070 for single and multi-core respectively. In comparison, its predecessor Galaxy A35 5G (review) scored 1013 points in the single-core test and 2805 points in the multi-core test conducted by Gadgets 360.
While details about the processor are yet to be revealed, reports suggest that it could be running a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 or Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset under the hood. The phone may build on the features of its predecessor.
Features of the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G is equipped with a 6.6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, a maximum brightness of 1000 nits, a resolution of 1080×2408 pixels and the Vision Booster function. It runs on a 5nm Exynos 1380 processor with 8GB of RAM.
For optics, it sports a triple rear camera setup that includes a 50-megapixel primary camera with OIS, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 5-megapixel macro shooter. On the front, there is a 13-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies.
It is backed by a 5000mAh battery with 25W fast charging support.