A36 is a Huge Upgrade from A35

[Marquee_]

When setting up the A36, I immediately noticed the big UI changes from the A35. Bixby is gone, replaced by Gemini, and the Samsung Wallet is now more accessible, making payments and managing cards effortless. The interface is cleaner, more intuitive, and optimized for efficiency.

[SagaOtaku]

the thing is its very heavy and bulk.

[Mogay]

i mean those two things you mention can be access in A35 too. A35 can use Gemini and Samsung Wallet too

also A36 lost microSD slot which is a bummer, Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 fab by Samsung which is a big no for me

the only good thing about A36 is 45W charging speed and 12GB RAM option, even Samsung won't give A36 512GB storage

[riftstroller]

Heya, nice to meet you Marquee. May I have your thoughts? I hope I don't come across as creepy or what.
Just wanna know how is OneUI 8 performing on your A36 5g as of today?
Are you also experiencing stutters/lags when switching apps, unlocking using fingerprint or with the overall performance when interacting with the phone's interface? Because mine actually does stutter/ lag quite frequent.
Can you please share some tips to prevent/ overcome such?

Hope you notice this.

Thanks,

[Marquee_]

Hi! It's nice to meet you too. To answer your questions,

1. One UI 8
- The updates on the UI could not be avoided and is a must in Samsung's ecosystem. There's definitely upgrades but barely noticeable especially if the usual things you do with your phone are just the usual or basic tasks (social media, texting, calls & notes). 

2. Phone Lags
- Yes, I do definitely experince those as well. And what I usually do is (a) to not download any heavy applications on my device [as much as possible if it can be avoided]. Since A36 is only a mid-range phone, realistically speaking it can only do so much and could not compete with the flagship devices of Samsung. (b) Clear / close the running apps on the background, and (c) restart the phone by pressing the lower volume and power button long enough until the screen turns black. Especially at times when the phone is no longer responsive. Restarting the device once in a while is recommended. Other than that, there are also advanced settings that can be explored. (So sorry, I can't tell you in detail as I am not well-versed with this)

3. Fingerprint Sensor
- With all of my samsung devices, their fingerprint sensors are great. But I did notice that when I installed a private screen protector, it has delays and often leads to error. This is because the private screen protectors disrupt the sensor from reading the fingerprint. To deal with it, I make sure that my finger is a bit moist to be able to have a clearer image of my fingerprints. I also do recommend setting up the facial recognition security to limit dealing with the fingerprint security.

Hope this helps! If you have more clarifications, don't hesitate to reach out and I'll try to answer what I can 😊