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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android |
| 2018-10-20 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 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 | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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
The Galaxy A90 5G has a score of 90.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2018)'s overall score of 84.2. The Galaxy A90 5G construction is newer, but a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than the Galaxy A7 (2018). Galaxy A90 5G features a display that is very similar to the display in Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although the Galaxy A90 5G has a little bit worse pixels number per display inch, it also counts with a bit bigger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A90 5G has as much storage to store more games and applications as the Galaxy A7 (2018), both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A90 5G has a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). Both have 6 GB of RAM and 8 cores.
The Galaxy A90 5G takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and video, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition, a way more MP camera and a way bigger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Galaxy A90 5G has better battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 36 percent bigger battery capacity.
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