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- Phone (3a) Lite vs Galaxy M36
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs Samsung Galaxy M36
What Phone (3a) Lite does better (4) and where Galaxy M36 wins (5) — every spec side by side.
vs
8.5Display8.0
6.8Camera8.0
6.7Battery5.3
6.3Features8.5
Dimensions
Size comparison
Phone (3a) LiteGalaxy M36
| Phone (3a) Lite | Galaxy M36 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 164 mm | 164.4 mm | −0.4 mm |
| Width | 78 mm | 77.9 mm | +0.1 mm |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm | 7.7 mm | +0.6 mm |
| Weight | 199 g | 197 g | +2 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Phone (3a) Lite better than Galaxy M36?
- Wired charging33 W vs 25 W+32%
- CPU frequency2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz+4%
- Process4 nm vs 5 nm+25%
- Selfie camera16 MP vs 13 MP+23%
Why is Galaxy M36 better than Phone (3a) Lite?
- Optical stabilisationNo · Phone (3a) Lite: Yes
- Major OS updates promised3 vs 62×
- 4K selfie videoNo · Phone (3a) Lite: Yes
- Thickness8.3 mm vs 7.7 mm+8%
- Main camera aperturef/1.9 vs f/1.8+6%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 199 g | 197 g |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm | 7.7 mm |
| Height | 164 mm | 164.4 mm |
| Width | 78 mm | 77.9 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Back | Glass | Glass |
| Ingress protection | IP54 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx4 | — |
| Glass protection | Panda Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
| Colours | Black, White, Blue | Orange Haze, Velvet Black, Serene Green |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.8″ | 6.7″ |
| Panel | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,392 px | 2,340 px |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 3,000 nits | — |
| Measured brightness | 1,228 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 86% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro | Exynos 1380 |
| Chip maker | MediaTek | Exynos |
| Process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G615 MC2 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| AnTuTu score | 691,743 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 2,996 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 853 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.57" | 1/1.96" |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 4K | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | 30 fps |
| Selfie camera | 16 MP | 13 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,000 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | — |
| Active use (test) | 15.1 h | — |
| Wired charging | 33 W | 25 W |
| Charged in 30 min | 75% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -29.8 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Side |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass |
| SAR (head) | 0.98 W/kg | 0.38 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | Nothing OS 3.5 | One UI 7 |
| Major OS updates promised | 3 | 6 |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | A | — |
| Battery charge cycles | 1,400 | — |
| Endurance per cycle | 54 h | — |
| Repairability class | C | — |
| Drop resistance class | C | — |
