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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Blue | Black and White |
| Glass | Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate X, with a global score of 90.5 against 89.4. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with Android OS, and Huawei Mate X counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a notably thinner and much lighter phone than the Huawei Mate X, even when both of them were released with only 2 months difference.
The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a little better processing power than Huawei Mate X, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Huawei Mate X features a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because it has a bigger display, a lot higher 2200 x 2480 resolution and a bit greater number of pixels per inch of display.
The Huawei Mate X counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 384 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a tinier camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, it also counts with a camera in the back with more MP.
Huawei Mate X and Galaxy A90 5G feature extremely similar batteries performance.
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