Unbeatable value with a slim, durable design and all the essential features you need await
on Galaxy A36 5G. Capture stunning, studio-grade selfies with the enhanced front camera and easily edit and enhance them with AI Photo Edit tools. The large 6.7″ display makes gaming, scrolling, and movie nights more enjoyable than ever. Enjoy all the awesome perks that come with an A Series phone including Samsung TV Plus and partner offers like three months of free Peacock Premium. Whether you’re staying connected, capturing moments, or browsing, A36 5G gives you premium performance at an affordable price. It’s the smart choice youâve been waiting for. Awesome price. Amazing value.
ÂčMeasured diagonally, the screen size is 6.7″ in the full rectangle and 6.5″ accounting for the rounded corners. Actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners and the camera cutout. ÂČRequires internet connection; results may vary by uniqueness, clarity and framing of circled image and related factors. Âł145W Super Fast Charger sold separately. Super Fast Charging speed depends on battery level and other factors; use only Samsung-approved chargers and cables; do not use any worn or damaged chargers or cables; incompatible charger or cable can cause serious injuries or damage to your device. âŽSnapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Snapdragon is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. â”Requires a compatible NFC card from participating bank. See Samsung Wallet FAQ for more information.
AFFORDABLY AWESOME AND ALWAYS RELIABLE: Galaxy A36 5G offers premium features and smart extras designed to elevate your everyday life â all at a price that brings exceptional value.
AWESOME SCREEN, ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES: Elevate your content no matter where you are with the 6.7â display of Galaxy A36.Âč Whether you’re gaming, streaming or browsing, enjoy massive detail and stunning clarity.
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PRO SHOTS, NO PROBLEM: From family photos to dinner with friends, the enhanced front-facing camera on Galaxy A36 5G makes every selfie look like it came straight from a photo shoot.
SEE FAMILY MOMENTS IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT: Your familyâs special moments just got brighter with Galaxy A36 5G. With effortless Nightography, you can capture clear, high-quality photos and videos automatically without adjusting manual settings.
MORE WOW, LESS WORK: Save time polishing photos with help from photo editing tools like My Filter, Object Eraser and Edit Suggestion.
AWESOME BATTERY, AMAZING CHARGE: Whether itâs family moments or important calls, stay powered without the wait with Galaxy A36 5G. Plus, Super Fast Charging ensures you’re back up and running as quickly as possible, so you can stay connected.Âł
SPEED IS THE NAME OF THE GAME: Game on with the powerful Galaxy A36 5G. Play games with incredible graphics, with our fastest Galaxy A Series processor yet â Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 for Galaxy.⎠An enhanced cooling system keeps the phone thermals low.
TOUGH, TRUSTED, AND TIMELESS: Experience amazing durability and value with the water, dirt, and dust-resistant Galaxy A36 5G. Power through your day with unstoppable confidence, knowing this ultra-durable and reliable device has your back.
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Customers say
Customers find this phone to be a good value for its price range and appreciate its build quality, with one customer noting it survived two hard drops. The device receives positive feedback for its design, speed, and battery life, with one customer highlighting its 5G connectivity for faster browsing and gaming. Customers praise its functionality, with one mentioning it worked right out of the box, and they like the audio quality, with one noting the sound is loud and clear.
Tom O. –
Balances form, function, and price in a nice package
I’m far from a phone enthusiast. My phones have all been relatively mid range Moto G phones over the years and I’ve been reasonably happy with them. My Moto G Stylus (2022) was working fine after almost three years, but was done with security updates and started exhibiting some quirky behaviors like extremely long restarts, a finicky fingerprint reader, and a bit of slow down overall. Given that electronics are about to skyrocket in price, I figured rather than waiting until it was completely unusable, I’d be proactive in getting a new phone until (hopefully) all this instability calms down.My wife’s Moto G Power from 2020 was in rough shape, so I looked at the new mid range Moto G line and was somewhat unimpressed, especially at the continued lack of longer support. When I stumbled upon the A36 for the same price as the Moto G Stylus 5G from the previous year, I figured I’d give it a shot. With a decent SOC, camera, etc. and six years of OS and security updates from Samsung being promised, it seemed like it was time to move away from Moto. We both have Samsung tablets we’ve been happy with, so I wasn’t concerned about One UI being much different from the more vanilla Android the Moto phones have. She loved her A36 so much right out of the box, I figured I’d get one too. Once I had (painlessly) moved everything over from my old phone using the transfer app, I was equally happy.The fast charging is awesome. The battery hasn’t even dipped below 50% for my average day, and I now get 5G with my carrier, which has some speed perks with it. This thing also syncs up much quicker with our wireless Android Auto. I use an adapter with my Honda–ironically the Moto one–and my wife’s newer Subaru has wireless natively, but was hit or miss and ran so slow with her old Moto, but no more!She opted for the purple color, which is nice, and I just went for black because I’m boring. They’re nice looking phones. The sound is loud and clear and I have no complaints, though I have probably heard better. In general, this is a solid mid-range phone that will hopefully last me the full six years it has for support. I’ve already recommended it to my my brother who still uses a flip phone but can’t stand how terrible it is since he had to switch with the 3G shutdown. For those that don’t need latest and greatest, this is a solid pick.
j. harrison –
Samsung A36 is a great phone!
The A36 is considered a midrange phone, but it feels top notch. It has all the features that you could want in a phone, and feels really well built. The only downside is the lack of an SD card slot, but with 128gb of storage, it’s not really an issue. A full charge lasts all day and then some, playing music or YouTube videos with the screen off (Premium YouTube required) and several hours watching YouTube videos with the screen on. I haven’t tried wireless charging, but hooking it up to a fast charger gets the phone from flat dead to 80% in about an hour. If you have a USB-C laptop charger, that can be even faster. The phone can handle up to 145w fast charging, but unless it’s close to 0% charged you won’t see a crazy difference between the 100+ watt charger and a 20 watt charger. I think that’s to protect the battery from overload. It’s a great piece of technology for a fair price, and performs as well as phones 2-3 times it’s price for the average user.
Jeff Plissken –
Not a bad backup phone
Bought this phone as a backup for a recent trip. Didn’t want to risk my main phone getting stolen or confiscated because reasons. I’ll just cover the main points that some people might care about..Camera:Since I was bringing an actual camera, I didn’t care too much about the camera performance in the Galaxy A36. I had low expectations from such a budget phone. However, the camera performed surprisingly well. It does struggle during indoor low light situations. But pictures taken at night surrounded by city lights looked great. The reason is that the camera does a lot of internal processing and adjusts the brightness/contrast/etc for you. On the flagship Galaxy phones, you can actually control the amount of auto post processing or turn it off. But on the A36, it applies the maximum processing and you can’t change it. Video performance is very good. However, you’re limited in changing some settings. Maximum resolution is 4K but you’re stuck at 30 FPS and can’t be changed to a higher or lower frame rate. Also you can’t use the wide lens. So if you’re taking video, you may need take a few steps back to get the entire scene.Processor:Despite the lower CPU and RAM specs, it performed well. I mostly used Google Maps to help me get around town and it did not stutter. Also used IG and Lightroom for image editing without any issues. I don’t game at all on my phones, but I would not recommend gaming on this due to the lower specs. Probably livestreaming is not a great idea either.Screen:Screen is bright and clear. I don’t watch movies on my phone, so I can’t comment on that. But it’s fine for web surfing and social media. I did notice some lag or sensitivity issues though. If you’re a fast typer on the screen, this might be an issue for you.Glitches:Only glitch I’ve experienced was with the orientation sensor. When I launch the camera and rotate the phone to landscape, the camera is stuck in portrait. I have to tap or shake the phone few times and then it finally rotates. Same thing when using maps/navigation. The dashboard on my rental car tilts forward. So the phone screen “flipped” the app upside down. When I picked the phone up to get the right orientation, it took a full minute. Maybe I got a dud unit.Talk:I didn’t use this phone at all for voice calls. So I can’t comment on the sound quality.Build Quality:It’s plastic. I wish more phones were made of plastic. Glass back phones look pretty but they also add weight and fragility. The A36 is very light and easy to hold.Overall:Not a bad phone for the price range. Probably not fair to compare it to the main Galaxy S phones, but if I had to do it again, I’d probably get a used Galaxy S23. Since this is just a backup phone for me, I’ll likely hold on to it.
LynnE216 –
So far, so good
I’m moving for the first time in five years or more from Motorola to Samsung, and so far overall I’m pretty happy. My only complaint is that for some reason the phone isn’t picking up saved passwords from Google/Android, and wants me to create an entirely new list of saved passwords in the Samsung environment. That’s fine for my least secure accounts with pretty simple passwords, but not so great (and honestly sometimes not even feasible) for my accounts with 20+ digit randomly generated passwords. Otherwise, my only issue is that I really, really miss the Moto gestures, like being able to turn on the flashlight with a shake, and send the phone into silent mode by placing it flat face down.