Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A36 5G vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,054, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G scores 2,690, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better performer.

Display: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A36 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G's Extreme AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A36 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A36 5G and Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 12 MP, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 00m, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G delivers 9h 21m, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A36 5G is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A36 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G has a rating of 4.1.

Samsung Galaxy A36 5G

₹30,999

@ Samsung Shop

Motorola Edge 70 Pro + 5G

₹46,888

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

83%

92%

Release Date

02 Mar, 2025

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
5 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Super Fast Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

Excellent multimedia output
Smooth & capable One UI 7
Reliable camera setup
6 years of software support

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Cons

No expandable storage
Performance could be better

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

User Ratings

4.3/5

(3,470 ratings)

4.1/5

(151 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

655,225 AnTuTu Score	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score
9h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹30,999 @ Samsung Shop	₹46,888 @ Amazon
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General

Launch Date

Mar 02, 2025

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

655,225

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

385 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.64 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87.8 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

162.7 mm

Width

78 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

195 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.96" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

No	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super Fast Charging 66% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

9h 21m

14h 00m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 3m 27s

0h 47m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)