Nothing - CMF Phone 1 vs Samsung - Galaxy A36

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (61.4 vs 61.5). The decision isn't about overall quality — both clear the bar — it's about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the CMF Phone 1 if you photograph or shoot video regularly and want the better imaging pipeline of the two. The biggest gaps in its favor are front camera, pixel density.

Pick the Galaxy A36 if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. Its strongest claims are wired charging, antutu, weight, among others.

Both ship with comparable battery capacity, ram, main camera, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.