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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android |
| 2015-10-20 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a score of 90.5, which is much better than the Google Nexus 5X's 73.7 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a much newer cellphone than the Google Nexus 5X, but it's a lot heavier and a bit thicker. Galaxy A90 5G counts with a faster CPU than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A90 5G and Google Nexus 5X feature similar screens, because although the Galaxy A90 5G has a little bit worse number of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a bigger display. The Galaxy A90 5G features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy A90 5G captures better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a bigger sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality and a lot more MP back facing camera.
The Galaxy A90 5G has a very superior battery life than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
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