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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android | -- |
| 2019-09-04 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 little bit better than Apple iPhone XS Max, getting a global score of 90.5 against 84.5. Although Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is just a bit thicker than the Apple iPhone XS Max, it's a little lighter and newer. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1242 x 2688 resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Apple iPhone XS Max has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Galaxy A90 5G shoots much better photographs and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy A90 5G features much more storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A90 5G counts with a really longer battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 42 percent larger battery size.
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