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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A90 5G is a bit better than the iPhone XS Max, having a overall score of 90.5 against 84.5. The Galaxy A90 5G construction is newer and just a bit lighter than the iPhone XS Max's, but it's also just a little bit thicker. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1242 x 2688 resolution and a quite higher pixels amount in each screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A90 5G features a very superior battery performance than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery size. Galaxy A90 5G captures better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and videos and slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a way bigger camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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