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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A90 5G is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), having a overall score of 90.5 against 75.8. Although the Galaxy A90 5G is notably newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's just a little bit thicker and extremely heavier. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features a screen that is just as good as the display in Galaxy A5 (2017), because although the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a little bit inferior pixels amount per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A90 5G features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A90 5G also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a much higher video quality and a back camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A90 5G has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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