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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android | -- |
| 2019-09-04 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.64 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a bit better than the iPhone 8 Plus, with a 90.5 score against 87.1. Although Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is newer than the iPhone 8 Plus, it is a bit heavier and just a little thicker. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has just a little better performance than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Galaxy A90 5G has a little bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. Galaxy A90 5G features a much better camera than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a lot higher resolution camera and a lot larger camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and photos.
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