Product
Realme 9
Realme 9
Samsung Galaxy M36
Samsung Galaxy M36
Battery
Charging 33W wired, 50% in 31 min, 100% in 75 min 25W wired
Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back
Dimensions 160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm (6.31 x 2.89 x 0.31 in) 7.7 mm
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) -
  - Drop resistant up to 2m
Comms
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio Unspecified No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2
Type Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 430 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2022, April 07 2025, June 27
Status Available. Released 2022, April 12 Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, July 12
Main Camera
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, dual pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Misc
Colors Meteor Black, Sunburst Gold, Stargaze White Orange Haze, Velvet Black, Serene Green
Models RMX3521 -
SAR 1.16 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41 LTE
5G bands - SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Our Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 156h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 647 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -30.4 LUFS (Below average) -
Performance AnTuTu: 290097 (v9) GeekBench: 1601 (v5.1) GFXBench: 7.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G68 MP5
OS Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, Realme UI 5.0 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR, panorama HDR
Single 16 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
  24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio -