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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android |
| 2017-01-10 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 Galaxy A90 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is much better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's score of 78.7. The Galaxy A90 5G comes with Android OS, and Huawei Mate 9 Pro works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS. The Galaxy A90 5G design is newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's, although it is heavier and just a little bit thicker.
The Galaxy A90 5G features a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Both of them have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater pixel density.
Galaxy A90 5G shoots greater photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a way bigger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs, a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a larger aperture.
The Galaxy A90 5G has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A90 5G has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 13% greater battery capacity.
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