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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A90 5G is much better than Huawei P9 Plus, getting a overall score of 90.5 against 75.5. Galaxy A90 5G comes with Android OS, while Huawei P9 Plus comes with Android 7.0 Nougat OS. Even though Galaxy A90 5G is noticeably newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it's notably heavier and thicker.
Huawei P9 Plus and Samsung Galaxy A90 5G count with very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a little bit inferior pixels count in each screen inch, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a larger screen. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a superior memory to install games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy A90 5G counts with a little better performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a higher amount of RAM. The Galaxy A90 5G captures greater pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos, a way better (4K) video resolution, a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a way bigger sensor which offers a lot better photo and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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