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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android |
| 2016-10-01 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is way better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), having a score of 90.5 against 72.8. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with Android operating system, and Galaxy A8 (2016) comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. Although Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is way newer than the Galaxy A8 (2016), it is somewhat thicker and heavier.
The Galaxy A90 5G has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A8 (2016), 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 bit sharper screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a little bit greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2400px resolution.
The Galaxy A90 5G features a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has improved battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
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