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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-09-04 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is better than Galaxy Note 5's global score of 79.3. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G works with Android operating system, and Galaxy Note 5 counts with Android 5.1 operating system. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G design is noticeably newer, but somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker than Galaxy Note 5.
The Galaxy Note 5 features a better display than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a higher display density. The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a better hardware performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A90 5G features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a better camera than Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photographs and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a superior battery life than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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