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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a lot better than Microsoft Lumia 950, getting a 90.5 score against 74.1. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G's construction is much newer than Microsoft Lumia 950's, although it's a little thicker and a lot heavier. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G comes with Android OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a superior hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Lumia 950 features a more vivid display than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels density and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
Galaxy A90 5G features a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Lumia 950, because it has a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A90 5G has a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 50% more battery capacity.
The Galaxy A90 5G takes much better photos and videos than Lumia 950, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a lot better resolution back-facing camera and a bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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