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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-04 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A90 5G is a little bit better than the Galaxy M31, getting a 90.5 score against 86.5. Galaxy A90 5G's body is just a bit heavier but a little bit thinner than the Galaxy M31, and both were released only a couple months apart. The Galaxy A90 5G counts with Android OS, while Galaxy M31 works with Android 11 OS.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. Galaxy A90 5G has a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A90 5G also has 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy A90 5G features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M31. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. Galaxy M31 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A90 5G, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M31 also has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited environments, a camera in the back with lot more MP and a larger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures.
Samsung Galaxy M31 features longer battery life than Galaxy A90 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4500mAh.
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