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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android | -- |
| 2019-09-04 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.52 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is slightly better than the Google Pixel 2 XL, with a score of 90.5 against 82.5. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G body is newer than the Google Pixel 2 XL's, but it is heavier and just a bit thicker. The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a better pixel quantity per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a very superior storage for games and applications than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a bit better processing unit than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy A90 5G also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A90 5G has greater battery life than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 28% larger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features a superior camera than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for taking images and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a lot bigger camera sensor taking way better quality photos and videos.
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