diff --git a/features/dd-sdk-android-profiling/src/main/java/com/datadog/android/profiling/internal/perfetto/PerfettoProfiler.kt b/features/dd-sdk-android-profiling/src/main/java/com/datadog/android/profiling/internal/perfetto/PerfettoProfiler.kt
index a6b0189396..18c70dbca1 100644
--- a/features/dd-sdk-android-profiling/src/main/java/com/datadog/android/profiling/internal/perfetto/PerfettoProfiler.kt
+++ b/features/dd-sdk-android-profiling/src/main/java/com/datadog/android/profiling/internal/perfetto/PerfettoProfiler.kt
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ internal class PerfettoProfiler(
     @Volatile
     private var profilingAppStartInfo: String? = null
 
+    @Volatile
+    private var profilingSamplingRateHz: Int = PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
+
     @Volatile
     override var internalLogger: InternalLogger? = null
         set(value) {
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ internal class PerfettoProfiler(
                     resultCallbackDelayMs = resultCallbackDelayMs,
                     stopReason = resolveStopReason(result.errorCode),
                     bufferSizeKb = BUFFER_SIZE_KB,
-                    samplingFrequencyHz = PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+                    samplingFrequencyHz = profilingSamplingRateHz
                 )
             )
         }
@@ -148,18 +151,28 @@ internal class PerfettoProfiler(
         startReason: ProfilingStartReason,
         durationMs: Int
     ): ProfilingRequest {
+        val samplingRateHz = getSamplingRateHz(startReason)
+        profilingSamplingRateHz = samplingRateHz
         return CancellationSignal().let {
             this.stopSignal = it
             StackSamplingRequestBuilder()
                 .setCancellationSignal(it)
                 .setTag(startReason.value)
-                .setSamplingFrequencyHz(PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE)
+                .setSamplingFrequencyHz(samplingRateHz)
                 .setBufferSizeKb(BUFFER_SIZE_KB)
                 .setDurationMs(durationMs)
                 .build()
         }
     }
 
+    private fun getSamplingRateHz(startReason: ProfilingStartReason): Int {
+        return if (startReason == ProfilingStartReason.APPLICATION_LAUNCH) {
+            PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
+        } else {
+            PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_CONTINUOUS
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun notifyCallbacks(dispatch: ProfilerCallback.() -> Unit) {
         val running = runningInstances.get()
         callbackMap.forEach { (key, callback) ->
@@ -291,9 +304,11 @@ internal class PerfettoProfiler(
         // increased or configurable if needed.
         private const val BUFFER_SIZE_KB = 5120 // 5MB
 
-        // Currently we give 201HZ frequency to balance the sampling accuracy and performance
-        // overhead also to avoid lockstep sampling, it can be updated or configurable if needed.
-        internal const val PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE = 201 // 201Hz
+        // 201Hz for app launch: higher accuracy to capture startup behavior.
+        internal const val PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH = 201
+
+        // 101Hz for continuous profiling: lower overhead for sustained background recording.
+        internal const val PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_CONTINUOUS = 101
 
         // Re-exported from ProfilingTelemetry so external callers (e.g. content provider)
         // keep using the same property key when passing app-start info as an additional attribute.
diff --git a/features/dd-sdk-android-profiling/src/test/kotlin/com/datadog/android/profiling/internal/PerfettoProfilerTest.kt b/features/dd-sdk-android-profiling/src/test/kotlin/com/datadog/android/profiling/internal/PerfettoProfilerTest.kt
index d33a5f5d52..6509470dff 100644
--- a/features/dd-sdk-android-profiling/src/test/kotlin/com/datadog/android/profiling/internal/PerfettoProfilerTest.kt
+++ b/features/dd-sdk-android-profiling/src/test/kotlin/com/datadog/android/profiling/internal/PerfettoProfilerTest.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import com.datadog.android.profiling.forge.Configurator
 import com.datadog.android.profiling.internal.anr.AnrTriggerRegistrar
 import com.datadog.android.profiling.internal.perfetto.PerfettoProfiler
 import com.datadog.android.profiling.internal.perfetto.PerfettoProfiler.Companion.APP_LAUNCH_PROFILING_MAX_DURATION_MS
-import com.datadog.android.profiling.internal.perfetto.PerfettoProfiler.Companion.PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+import com.datadog.android.profiling.internal.perfetto.PerfettoProfiler.Companion.PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
+import com.datadog.android.profiling.internal.perfetto.PerfettoProfiler.Companion.PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_CONTINUOUS
 import com.datadog.android.profiling.internal.perfetto.PerfettoResult
 import fr.xgouchet.elmyr.Forge
 import fr.xgouchet.elmyr.annotation.Forgery
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
             ),
             "profiling_config" to mapOf(
                 "buffer_size" to 5120,
-                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
             )
         )
         verify(mockInternalLogger)
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
             ),
             "profiling_config" to mapOf(
                 "buffer_size" to 5120,
-                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
             )
         )
         verify(mockInternalLogger)
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
             ),
             "profiling_config" to mapOf(
                 "buffer_size" to 5120,
-                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
             )
         )
         verify(mockInternalLogger)
@@ -766,7 +767,7 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
             ),
             "profiling_config" to mapOf(
                 "buffer_size" to 5120,
-                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
             )
         )
         verify(mockInternalLogger)
@@ -811,6 +812,11 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
         callbackCaptor.firstValue.accept(mockResult)
 
         val messageCaptor = argumentCaptor<() -> String>()
+        val expectedSamplingRate = if (startReason == ProfilingStartReason.APPLICATION_LAUNCH) {
+            PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
+        } else {
+            PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_CONTINUOUS
+        }
         val expectedProps = mapOf(
             "metric_type" to "profiling session",
             "profiling_session" to mapOf(
@@ -825,7 +831,7 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
             ),
             "profiling_config" to mapOf(
                 "buffer_size" to 5120,
-                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+                "sampling_frequency" to expectedSamplingRate
             )
         )
         verify(mockInternalLogger)
@@ -892,7 +898,7 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
             ),
             "profiling_config" to mapOf(
                 "buffer_size" to 5120,
-                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_APP_LAUNCH
             )
         )
         verify(mockInternalLogger)
@@ -985,7 +991,7 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
             ),
             "profiling_config" to mapOf(
                 "buffer_size" to 5120,
-                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE
+                "sampling_frequency" to PROFILING_SAMPLING_RATE_CONTINUOUS
             )
         )
         verify(mockInternalLogger).logMetric(