Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A36 vs Motorola Edge (2025)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced August 2018 March 2025 May 2025
Status Available - August 2018 Coming Soon - March 2025 Coming Soon - June 2025
Price Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black Lavender, Black, White, Lime Deep Forest
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm
(6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
161.2 x 73.1 x 8 mm
(6.35 x 2.88 x 0.31 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.53 W/kg (head)
1.29 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 15
User Interface - One UI 7 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7400 Ultra (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 710 Mali-G615 MC2
RAM 6/8 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128/512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 4500 Nits Peak
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.15% 86.35% 91.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f2.0, 73mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 0.64µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 0.64µm, PDAF
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.4, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -