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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-04 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a general score of 90.5, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M40's general score of 85. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G comes with Android operating system, and Samsung Galaxy M40 works with Android 10 operating system. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is an a bit thicker and somewhat heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy M40.
Galaxy M40 features a display that is very similar to Galaxy A90 5G's screen, because although the Galaxy M40 has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A90 5G counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy M40. Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot larger back camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs.
Samsung Galaxy M40 has as much memory capacity for apps and games as the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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