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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android |
| 2020-09-10 | 2019-09-04 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Glacier | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 11.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3577mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 the Microsoft Surface Duo, getting a 90.5 score against 78.8. Even though Galaxy A90 5G is older and a lot thicker than the Microsoft Surface Duo, it's body is still somewhat lighter. Galaxy A90 5G has Android operating system, while Microsoft Surface Duo comes with Android 10 operating system.
Microsoft Surface Duo features a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because it has a quite greater pixel count per inch in the display, a bigger display and a higher resolution of 1800 x 2700 pixels. Galaxy A90 5G has a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A90 5G's processing unit is very similar to Microsoft Surface Duo's CPU, both of them have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy A90 5G shoots much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same video quality, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a camera in the back with lot more MP.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3577mAh.
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