Product
Huawei nova 5
Huawei nova 5
Samsung Galaxy A36
Samsung Galaxy A36
Battery
Charging 40W wired, 85% in 30 min 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Type Li-Po 3500 mAh, non-removable 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Dimensions 157.4 x 74.8 x 7.3 mm (6.20 x 2.94 x 0.29 in) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type OLED Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual Proximity Sensing Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2019, June. Released 2019, June 2025, March 02
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2025, March 10
Main Camera
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -
Triple - 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  - UFS 2.2
Misc
Colors Black, Purple, Green Lavender, Black, White, Lime
Models SEA-AL00, SEA-TL00 SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.53 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -
Platform
Chipset Kirin 810 (7 nm) Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 710
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 11:38h
Display - 1233 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -26.2 LUFS (Good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 613492 (v10) GeekBench: 2917 (v6) 3DMark: 912 (Wild Life Extreme)