Product
Samsung Galaxy A8s
Samsung Galaxy A8s
Samsung Galaxy A36
Samsung Galaxy A36
Battery
Charging 18W wired 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Type Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Dimensions 158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm (6.24 x 2.95 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 173 g (6.10 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
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 3 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 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type PLS LCD Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  ANT+ Samsung Pay Virtual Proximity Sensing Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2018, December. Released 2018, December 2025, March 02
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2025, March 10
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) 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@30/240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  - UFS 2.2
Misc
Colors Black, Gradient Black, Blue, Pink-Blue, Yellow-Pink Lavender, Black, White, Lime
Models SM-G8870, SM-G887F, SM-G887N, SM-A8s SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 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 Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 710
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 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
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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)