Samsung Galaxy M36 5G vs Samsung Galaxy M16 5G
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP54 |
| Dimensions | 164.40 x 77.90 x 7.70 mm | 164.40 x 77.90 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 197.00 g | 192.00 g |
| Display size | 6.70" | 6.70" |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16,7M colors 120 Hz 1080 x 2340 px (6.70") 385 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16,7M colors 90 Hz 1080 x 2340 px (6.70") 385 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 79 h (3.3 days) Video: 18 h (0.8 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | nd | WiFi: 16 h (0.7 days) 4G: 15 h (0.6 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Fast Charging | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM memory | 6 GB, 8 GB | 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1500 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 |
| Interface | One UI 7 | One UI 6.0 |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 1380 S5E8835 | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835T |
| Processor clock | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G68 @950 MHz | ARM Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nanoSIM, microSD | nanoSIM, microSD |
| Announced | 3Q 2025 | 1Q 2025 |
| Other names | SM-M36B/DS | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 |
| Standard 5G | | FDD 5G: 2600, 2100, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 850, 700 TDD 5G: 3700, 3500, 2500, 2300 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 50 Mpx | 50 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 10x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3810x2160 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, OIS, f/1.8 | AF, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | Wide-angle | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Pixel size | 1,12 µm | |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Additional | FF | FF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | Macro | Macro |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.0 | FF, f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Portrait | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3810x2160 px | |
| Additional | FF | FF, f/2.0 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 11.52 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 1200.00 Mbit/s | - |
| LTE UP | 211.00 Mbit/s | - |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | |
| Audio Jack | | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |