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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 11.66 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A90 5G has a general score of 90.5, which is better than Galaxy A8 Star's global score of 82.1. Galaxy A90 5G has Android operating system, and Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Galaxy A90 5G is a newer cellphone than Galaxy A8 Star, although it's a little thicker and just a bit heavier.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a bit larger display and a just a bit better pixels count in each inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 Star. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and 6 GB of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low light images and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor taking much better quality pictures and videos and a back camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with longer battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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