Realme 12 vs Samsung Galaxy M36 5g

Should you buy Realme 12 or Samsung Galaxy M36 5G? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of pric...e and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsRealme 12Samsung Galaxy M36 5G
Price17999.016799.0
Battery5000 mAh
Operating SystemAndroid v14 Android 15 with One UI 7
Display6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
Camera108 MP + 2 MP And 8 MP50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP And 13 MP
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Key Specs

Battery

5000 mAh -

Display

6.72 inches (17.07 cm) -

Front Camera

8 MP -

Processor

MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus -

RAM

6 GB -

Rear Camera

108 MP + 2 MP -

Audio

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Battery

Capacity

5000 mAh 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Super VOOC, 45W: 50 % in 30 minutes 25W fast charging

Removable

No No

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Flash

- Yes, LED

Front Camera

- 13 MP

Rear Camera

- 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP

Video Recording

- 4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD, 720p @ 480 fps HD

Design

Build Material

- Glass body

Colours

Twilight Purple, Woodland Green Orange Haze, Serene Green, Velvet Black.

Height

165.6 mm -

Ruggedness

Dust proof -

Thickness

7.69 mm -

Waterproof

Yes, Splash proof, IP54 -

Weight

188 grams 197 grams

Width

76.1 mm -
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Dimensions

Thickness

- 7.7 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

20:9 20:9

Bezel-less display

Yes with punch-hole display -

Brightness

800 nits 1500 nits

Display Type

IPS LCD Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

392 ppi 382 PPI

Refresh Rate

120 Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+) 2340 x 1080 pixels

Screen Protection

- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection.

Screen Size

6.72 inches (17.07 cm) 6.7 inches

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.51 % -

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %  83.8%

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch -

Front Camera

Camera Setup

Single -

Resolution

8 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length) -

General

Brand

realme Samsung

Custom UI

Realme UI One UI 7

Launch Date

March 6, 2024 June 27, 2025

Model

- Galaxy M36

Operating System

Android v14 Android 15 with One UI 7

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Camera Setup

Dual -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels -

Resolution

108 MP f/1.75, Wide Angle (84° field-of-view), Primary Camera(24 mm focal length, 1.67" sensor size, 0.64µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera(22 mm focal length, 5.0" sensor size, 1.75µm pixel size) -

Sensor

S5KHM6, ISO-CELL -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1280x720 @ 30 fps -

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording -

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm -

FM Radio

No -

Loudspeaker

Yes -

Stereo Speakers

Yes -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.2 v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

NFC

No Yes

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G SA/NSA, 4G

SIM 1

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available -

SIM 2

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available -

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid) Nano+Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot)

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging -

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Wi-Fi 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot -

Performance

Architecture

64 bit -

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55) -

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus -

Fabrication

6 nm -

Graphics

Mali-G57 MC2 -

Processor

- Samsung Exynos 1380, Octa-core

Processor Fabrication

- 5 nm

RAM

6 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X -

RAM type

LPDDR4X -

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes In-display fingerprint sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side -

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor.

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 2 TB -

Internal Memory

128 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2 -

USB OTG

Yes -

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