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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 a lot better than Galaxy A9 (2016), having a score of 90.5 against 74.9. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a notably newer phone than the Galaxy A9 (2016), but it's somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a quite larger display, a little bit better pixel count in each inch of display and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a very superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features just a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Galaxy A90 5G has a way better camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light captures and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back camera.
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