OSCAL MODERN 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Dec 18, 2025	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	6GB/128GB - €299	6GB/128GB - $399

Design

Dimensions
6.61 x 3.05 x 0.36 inches 167.8x77.4x9.1mm	6.46 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 164 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm	6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.55 oz / 214.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP66	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Ash Gray, Ripple Blue, Wisteria Purple	Black, Glacier Blue, Mist Purple	Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 84.57% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.59% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body
Type
450 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 3200 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 260 PPI	2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	3068 (Excellent)	1748 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Unisoc T616 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SM6475-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G57 MC1	Adreno 710	Adreno 710
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 12GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1019	1019
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2967	2915
3D Mark High
Untested	867	914
3D Mark Low
Untested	862	909

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh	5520 mAh, Si - Carbon	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 29min

Browsing

17h 27min

Video

11h 17min

Gaming

9h 6min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

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Camera

Rear
	Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.67" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
		5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD HDR	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	20 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

134

Photo

114

Video

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3	5.4
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
40, 41	38, 40, 41, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
		LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
		Yes
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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