Product
Huawei nova 8i
Huawei nova 8i
Samsung Galaxy M36
Samsung Galaxy M36
Battery
Charging 66W wired, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min 25W wired
Type Li-Po 4300 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build - Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back
Dimensions 161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) 7.7 mm
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz) -
  - Drop resistant up to 2m
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 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 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2021, July 07 2025, June 27
Status Available. Released 2021, July 22 Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, July 12
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 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  - UFS 2.2
Misc
Colors Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black Orange Haze, Velvet Black, Serene Green
Models NEN-L22, NEN-LX1, NEN-LX3 -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 LTE
5G bands - SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G68 MP5
OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers