Samsung·phone
Galaxy A36
Based on 56 credible posts from YouTube. 24 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Medium confidenceA solid sample; expect small shifts as more owners post. How we score
Scored September 27, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 55% of 56 reviews are positive, 21% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. Praise centers on camera and display. The most common complaint is performance (7 owners). Owners with 6+ months of use are more positive (67%), which suggests it holds up well.
What owners like
Camera praised by 9 owners
“I am using samsung a 36, and i am very happy with its camera, battery and there is no lag.”
Display praised by 7 owners
“Display is very good.”
Battery & charging praised by 6 owners
“I am using samsung a 36, and i am very happy with its camera, battery and there is no lag.”
Price & value praised by 5 owners
“A great alternative for roughly the same price is the a55.”
What owners complain about
Performance raised by 7 owners
“I know it's a budget phone but the poor performance is enough to make me want to return it.”
Battery & charging raised by 5 owners
“Even i have been using this for over 2 months now , this costs a bloody 35k after taxes - it takes 2 hours to charge !”
Price & value raised by 5 owners
“But I'm regretting it , cause the processor is super outdated and slow at this price range the one plus nod 5 is a WAYY Better option.”
Camera raised by 4 owners
“Camera is average , nothing great at night is sucks .”
What owners talk about
- Camera9 praise · 4 complain
- Battery & charging6 praise · 5 complain
- Performance4 praise · 7 complain
- Price & value5 praise · 5 complain
- Display7 praise · 2 complain
- Software & AI4 praise · 3 complain
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Dont buy moto phone, I bought moto edge 60 after these paid youtubers video , i thought it was real review but it was heavy promotion. After 1year mobile is not working as expect, it feels like using this mobile from past 3/4 years.
One UI optimization is op levell bro My mobile still 11 month older but battery backup till now days I get 6 hrs approximate 🎉🎉🎉❤
Samsung apne aap mein ek brand hai..aur iske phones bahut chalte hai...i have used my previous samsung phone A30 for more than 5 years...also 6 years ka software update,ye bahut sahi lga muje to
Inaccurate review i am using this since may, no issues with the phone 30k ke price range mei beast hai phone
I use samsung A52S since last 3 years. Many times fallen from hight, nothing happened.
Bro this is fake review I used this phone for 5 months and it's good it's processor is 6.5/10 I played genshin in it it was giving 30 fps camera is good ui is smooth
i've been using a a36 for idk 4-5 months now and i am satisfied with it. i switched from a a52 and i can feel the upgrade
I am already usege this after 4 months have issues this phone hiting problem & then network very down 😢😢😢 don't buy this phone plz
Not Useful Review I Use It Since 3 Months It Is Like Flagship
A great alternative for roughly the same price is the a55. [...] This chip is such a good daily driver. [...]
A year later and a few updates later and the performance is great but battery draining is becoming a concern. [...] Like i said the only downside i have a year later is the battery seems to be draining faster than i rememeber. [...] Its budget youre not going to get the edge display. The camera is fine if youre taking everyday photos. Nobody is going to dissect every photo like hes doing. [...] This is also a phone with the flagship gorilla glass and ive dropped it caseless multiple times no dings or cracks. And that's without a screen protector. [...]
[...] mujhe phone mai sb shi laga hai ... [...] bass thodi battery halki hai....
Using this phone from last 3 months. I bought it offline 8/256 gb for ₹ 28,700/- excluding charger. Had to pay ₹1000/- extra for charger. [...] Decent camera for day to day life/social media. But don't recommend if you are looking for a camera centric phone especially for professional purpose/vlogging as it has some limitations, though I use it for normal content creation being a travel personnel and it fulfils the purpose quite satisfactorily. I don't play games hence can't say anything about games performance. It's not too heavy and Inhand feel is also premium and solid. Overall good performance at this price range. Writing this review as many people feel confused about this particular phone as overpriced as compared to other chinese brands at this price point, but once you use it you know it really justifies it's price bcoz at the end of the day it's not only the high specs that matter but also the built quality, software optimization, trusted brand, customer support, long term software support and the versatile, ad free smooth user experience also matters.
I am using it from 3 months, I can say that I am satisfied by buying this phone, but after using for more than an hour my phone heats up!!! But its software experience is next level, phone runs smooth, its camera is also good but not great for this price point. If anyone wants the one uI experience and 6 years of software updates then this is the best phone. Its display is also too good and I love its design.
See this phone is for an normal user who just have normal usage ... but who want to use it for 4 to 5 year in long term so I am suing it for 1.3month overall good experience and i also trust samsung from last 5 year and overall experience is good ...
I use this mobile and I can say that it is much better than any Chinese phone available in this budget.
Got this phone in fb marketplace for my grandma for $150 in almost brand new condition. I daily drive an iphone air and I was amazed by how smooth and snappy the a36 is
The a36 is a great phone, i personally use the a56 daily and love it
All phone prices are crazy, but it's better to give $399 than $1500. The brand keeps the price and sets it like an iPhone. The A36 is a good phone, the battery holds up, the screen is excellent, the camera is solid and 6 years of upgrades, Samsung gives security! I have been using Chinese brands for many years. The updates are slow and it is a real lottery, you can get them and you don't have to ... whoever buys an A36 does not expect to zoom in on the moon, but to use the phone and be sure that it will last.
mujhe 1 month hua hai kharide huye but mujhe iska battery pickup maja nai aa rha bahut jaldi khatam ho rha hai....aise kiske kiske phone me ho rha hai plz comment kare aur plz suggest kare.
bhai i have gifted this phone to one of my cousins he said one of the best samsung phone in 2025 in a-series tumhare review radi hai bhai tumne sirf bakwas kari hai aur kuch nahi maine bhi use kiya hai yeh phone apne cousin se kuch time leke bhut badhiya phone hai over all aur ha one of the best phone ever bro
This phone isn't just "slow". [...] Opening apps, going to settings, starting the camera, etc. [...]
It is so slow that it is simply unusable. I switched back to my old S20, because it's much, much faster to use.
[...] I bought one and i can say it's great for the price. [...] Manage your expectations at this price point man. [...] Except for pixel all the brand you mentioned have trash os updates. [...]
[...] I also got Moto g86 power similar deal yet Samsung is miles ahead the design is awasome, very good ui, good battery, flagship screen I could go on . Even cameras are good. The usual tip tweak the animations with developer options zoom the screen one level up. [...]
[...] Screen is brighter and the device feels more premium. Performance and picture quality are enough for me as someone who can not afford flagships so have not being swayed by them. [...]
Black Friday 2025 I got the a36 unlocked for $179. I my two for my parents as well. Wife has one and i have wanted one for months, I already bought a case...
I love this mid range Phone it has great video play back I measure it by the Avatar movie because it display all the colors of the rainbow The calls are always clear and was able to pick up this and 9a plus tablet for 230 dollars From a new Phone company called Total 55$ dollars unlimted a month for both ítems I don't take a lot of pitcures but the camera gets the job done for my needs It does have a mirco sd slot it just two sided you can have two sims or sim or a micro míni card Only thing no old school head Phone Jack 😂😂😂
Ur review is totally worng i bought it today it just awesome phone...and samsung is premium quality bro... without knowing don't give wrong review to everyone
I owned this phone, but unfortunately I was disappointed with Samsung. I have been using their phones for Samsung more than 20 years and I refuse to go to other companies, but after this failed experience, I will have to change the samsung (battery its to weak )
I recently got the A36 (8/256) for 220 US dollars so I think I got a fair deal. Pixel 9a would be almost twice that.
Camera quality of A36 must be better. Low light camera is not good as samsung old phones. I think J7 camera was better than A36. Upon zooming photo become blurry. Total waste of money to buy this phone.
I have it and i found it amazing in all tasks the speed change it 8gb ram ..camera is cool very beautifull battery is best ..sound great in all i can give it 100%
I brought tis phone for two days and I returned back because A36 camera lens was foggy reason I don't know why tis happened in brand new.
Im using this phone , whenever i take clicks with my phone, every one praise for the camera quality, it enhances colours❤❤, and im also a pubg player, its perform extremely good
I am using samsung a 36, and i am very happy with its camera, battery and there is no lag. [...] He is comparing with low brands like motorola, iqoo and nord series of 1plus
I bought this recently and its awesome. [...]
Even i have been using this for over 2 months now , this costs a bloody 35k after taxes - it takes 2 hours to charge ! [...] Camera is average , nothing great at night is sucks . Display is also nothig special . [...]
[...] Display is very good. But I'm regretting it , cause the processor is super outdated and slow at this price range the one plus nod 5 is a WAYY Better option. [...] After 2 months of us I'm finding the phone super slow and I haven't downloaded much apps on it or kept any heavy duty data. [...]
[...] Lags a lot 3. [...]
I have the a36 and it lags too much for me. [...] I know it's a budget phone but the poor performance is enough to make me want to return it.
Iam using this phone from yesterday, I bought it . [...]
Antutu lekar kya karna h...m happy with A 36 atleast i am not using chinese brand like one plus real me poco mi etc..i am using the best brand in the world.
I am using galaxy a36 and everything is great and of course a superb all rounder phone don't believe in such review videos
I m using this Phone is best in quality. His reviews are not perfect
For an average user with nothing too extensive except good camera + One Ui + Display + 6 years of updates + Knox + Samsung experience - nothing to complain 🤷♂️ Its 3-5k expensive - but in the long run its worth it Reasons to complain are many and so it is with other phones in different price brackets. A36 is good investment 👌 Name me phones in this price range which can give you similar experience - One Ui experience + Knox security + 6 years of software update --- if you get these with satisfactory camera and performance - let me know I am waiting
I find the stereo effect very good. I got mine for 210$ (6/128)
For those who experience lag you can greatly reduce your chances of lag by disabling system apps you don't use. [...] The most common cause of lag is too much ram being used. If a phone has 4Gb of ram it will lag no matter what you do. My boss has a Moto G Play from 2023 and oh boy it is slow even after i disabled the system apps and tweaked the settings. It's why i never by the cheapest phones. I always do lower midrange or higher like the A36 or the Motorola Moto G Stylus. [...]
ive had both a36 and a55 which the a55 supose to be the better phone and to be honest i tested the ps2 emulator playing god of war 2 which was a very high grafix game and the a36 played better probably due to its snapdragon chip which the a55 was running on an exynos chip both phones heated a bit but a55 was hotter by the way got rid of the a55 and currently using my a36 im from south africa
I'm using this phone, one thing that i would say which is bad that it's battery goes down so quick even though it's 6000mah but the charging speed is too good!
Galaxy A36 long-term: how it holds up
Owners like it more the longer they have it (+11 points after 1 year or more).
- First months64% recommend · 14 owners
- 1 year or more75% recommend · 4 owners
When problems show up
- Battery & chargingtypically around 2 months · 3 reports
- Displaytypically around 7 months · 2 reports
- Cameratypically around 2 months · 2 reports
- Performancetypically around 2 months · 2 reports
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“One UI optimization is op levell bro My mobile still 11 month older but battery backup till now days I get 6 hrs approximate 🎉🎉🎉❤”
after 11 monthsView on YouTube“Samsung apne aap mein ek brand hai..aur iske phones bahut chalte hai...i have used my previous samsung phone A30 for more than 5 years...also 6 years ka software update,ye bahut sahi lga muje to”
after 5 yearsView on YouTube“Dont buy moto phone, I bought moto edge 60 after these paid youtubers video , i thought it was real review but it was heavy promotion. After 1year mobile is not working as expect, it feels like using this mobile from past 3/4 years.”
after 1 yearView on YouTube“I am already usege this after 4 months have issues this phone hiting problem & then network very down 😢😢😢 don't buy this phone plz”
after 4 monthsView on YouTube
Common Galaxy A36 problems
Issues at least two owners independently report.
- Performance7 mentionsView on YouTube
“This phone isn't just "slow". [...] Opening apps, going to settings, starting the camera, etc. [...]”
- Price & value5 mentionsView on YouTube
“Camera quality of A36 must be better. Low light camera is not good as samsung old phones. I think J7 camera was better than A36. Upon zooming photo become blurry. Total waste of money to buy this phone.”
- Battery & charging5 mentionsView on YouTube
“I owned this phone, but unfortunately I was disappointed with Samsung. I have been using their phones for Samsung more than 20 years and I refuse to go to other companies, but after this failed experience, I will have to change the samsung (battery its to weak )”
- Software & AI3 mentionsView on YouTube
“Har phone ki kuch kamiya hoti h but I am using it 1 mahine se koi problem नहीं है Call of duty mobile Crypto mining 4k movie Roj चलते हैं koi problem nhi h Todha heat hota h Camera failure hota h kabhi kabhi Next oneui8 update me wo b solve ho jayega Display nice h design 👌 Battery backup Call of duty mobile 5 ghante 4k movie 8 hours Thik h Or rahi baat camera ki to roj hi 10 20 photo kon hi खींचता hai Good camera hai Flagship experience deta h”
- Camera4 mentionsView on YouTube
“Camera quality of A36 must be better. Low light camera is not good as samsung old phones. I think J7 camera was better than A36. Upon zooming photo become blurry. Total waste of money to buy this phone.”
- Display2 mentionsView on YouTube
“A year later and a few updates later and the performance is great but battery draining is becoming a concern. [...] Like i said the only downside i have a year later is the battery seems to be draining faster than i rememeber. [...] Its budget youre not going to get the edge display. The camera is fine if youre taking everyday photos. Nobody is going to dissect every photo like hes doing. [...] This is also a phone with the flagship gorilla glass and ive dropped it caseless multiple times no dings or cracks. And that's without a screen protector. [...]”