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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| 2019-09-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a general score of 90.5 against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a way newer phone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is just a bit thicker and heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) have similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels per display inch. Galaxy A90 5G counts with a much bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy A90 5G features a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy A90 5G takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for taking photos or video in low light environments, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a back camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
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