[arista]

Samsung Galaxy A36 5G – Extremely Disappointed
with Performance and Reliability

[Im using the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G,
and honestly, it has been a complete failure.
The phone gets hot even during normal use,
the battery drains extremely fast,
and the performance is poor — apps lag,
and the system feels slow, even though this
is a mid-range phone.
And yes, I know some people
will say, “Turn off 5G, reduce brightness,
disable background apps…”
But my question is — why should I turn off
everything after spending m using the Samsung
Galaxy A36 5G, and honestly,
it has been a complete failure.
The phone gets hot even during
normal use, the battery drains extremely fast,
and the performance is poor — apps lag,
and the system feels slow, even though
this is a mid-range phone.
And yes, I know some people
will say, “Turn off 5G, reduce brightness,
disable background apps…” But my
question is — why should I turn off everything
after spending €35,000?
A phone at this price should offer solid
performance out of the box,
not require us to disable every feature just
to stop it from heating up or
draining the battery.

What hurts the most is that phones costing
half the price are giving better performance,
battery life, and reliability.
People with money can easily replace
a bad phone. But for middle-class people
like us, buying a phone is a
one-time investment after months
or years of savings. When that phone turns
out to be this bad,
it's not just frustrating — it’s heartbreaking.

This is honestly the worst phone by Samsung
I’ve ever used.
I'm going to sell it and I will never buy
any Samsung device again.

Very disappointed and frustrated..35,000?
A phone at this price should offer solid
performance out of the box,
not require us to disable every feature
just to stop it from heating up or
draining the battery.

What hurts the most is that phones costing
half the price are giving better performance,
battery life, and reliability.
People with money can easily replace
a bad phone.
But for middle-class people like us,
buying a phone is a one-time investment
after months or years of savings.
When that phone turns out to be this bad,
it's not just frustrating — it’s heartbreaking.

This is honestly the worst phone by Samsung
I’ve ever used. I'm going to sell it and
I will never buy any Samsung device again.
Very disappointed and frustrated..]


Taken From Samsung's Own Site
https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/.../td-p/19680785

[Maru]

Haven't bought Samsung in years. They load the phones with so much bloat at the OS-level, so even if it's the best on the market, it runs like **** after loaded with user apps. No point. And it costs more than phones that run much better.

[Benjamin]

Should have got a Nokia 3210

[OnTheRight]

"after spending €35,000?" Really?

[arista]

Originally Posted by OnTheRight

"after spending €35,000?" Really?

It is Hard to Turn Off


[The Samsung A36 5G is hard to turn off
because the default action
for a long press of the side (power) button
is to activate the Bixby assistant,
not to bring up the power menu.

To turn off the phone, you must press
and hold the Side
(Power) button and the Volume Down
button together simultaneously.
An alternative method is to access the
power menu from the Quick Settings panel
by swiping down from the top of
the screen and tapping the power icon]

[Crimson Dynamo]

Google Pixel FTW
Always reliable
7 years of updates
Best camera
No bloatware

[Vanessa]

Im using an old Samsung at the moment, but im planning to get a new phone soon.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Im using an old Samsung at the moment, but im planning to get a new phone soon.

The Old Samung
has nice edges


This one has a ridge
harder to Turn off


While you are being a Magician to turn the Bugger off
you will get mugged

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by arista

The Old Samung
has nice edges


This one has a ridge
harder to Turn off


While you are being a Magician to turn the Bugger off
you will get mugged

Yes it's a good phone.
I just need a second one for when i travel. A phone with a longer lasting battery.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Yes it's a good phone.
I just need a second one for when i travel. A phone with a longer lasting battery.

Avoid that one

[Ammi]

…I will not buy a Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Mobile, Arista…thank you for your advice with that…...I was thinking of buying one and that would have been an extremely disappointing thing to do…

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I will not buy a Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Mobile, Arista…thank you for your advice with that…...I was thinking of buying one and that would have been an extremely disappointing thing to do…

Great, I posted that Review
in time


A Colleague of mine, was shocked how bad it was.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

Great, I posted that Review
in time


A Colleague of mine, was shocked how bad it was.

…your colleague didn’t really pay 35,000 euros for the phone though, did they…?…

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…your colleague didn’t really pay 35,000 euros for the phone though, did they…?…

No
But that is not the point.


Someone in the EU posted that on their
very own Site.

But The Turning it off
with that horrid ridge is Dumb
of those South Koreans

Fast Search
The Samsung A36 5G is hard to turn off
because the default action

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

No
But that is not the point.

…well it’s one of the points in the review though, how expensive it is…for the 35,0000 the reviewer hoped it would have offered solid performance out of the box…then that disappointment might not have been so extreme/so disappointing in its extremely etc….?…

[arista]

Euros
you added a 0 too much


In the UK it is £400-£600
or more

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

No
But that is not the point.


Someone in the EU posted that on their
very own Site.

But The Turning it off
with that horrid ridge is Dumb
of those South Koreans

Fast Search
The Samsung A36 5G is hard to turn off
because the default action

…oh you edited that in, yes I can see that all sounds like a nightmare tbh…horrid ridge phones, ughhhhh….