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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android |
| 2019-03-15 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is slightly better than the Galaxy A50, having a general score of 90.5 against 83.8. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is better than Galaxy A50, we must highlight that it is also a just a little thicker and heavier device. The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A50, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A90 5G also has more RAM.
Galaxy A90 5G counts with a screen that is just as good as the Galaxy A50 one, because although the Galaxy A90 5G has a bit lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a little bit larger display. The Galaxy A90 5G shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a camera with much more megapixels.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features as much storage capacity to install games and applications as Samsung Galaxy A50, both of them have equal internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features just a bit better battery life than Galaxy A50, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery capacity.
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