Product
Huawei nova 8 SE
Huawei nova 8 SE
Samsung Galaxy A36
Samsung Galaxy A36
Battery
Charging 66W wired, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Type Li-Po 3800 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build - Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Dimensions 161.1 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm (6.34 x 2.94 x 0.30 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 178 g (6.28 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS 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 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.53 inches, 102.9 cm2 (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type OLED, HDR10 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 2020, November 06 2025, March 02
Status Available. Released 2020, November 11 Available. Released 2025, March 10
Main Camera
Features LED flash, Panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No 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, Deep Blue, Blue, Silver Lavender, Black, White, Lime
Models JSC-AN00 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) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 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, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -
Platform
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 720 (7 nm) - standard modelMediatek Dimensity 800U (7 nm) - premium model Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - standard modelOcta-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - premium model Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G57 MC3 Adreno 710
OS Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 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)