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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| 2019-09-04 | 2015-08-21 |
| 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung 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, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A90 5G is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Note5, having a 90.5 score against 80.2. Even though the Galaxy A90 5G is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy Note5, it's a bit thicker and heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Galaxy A90 5G features a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a better camera than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a way larger sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
Galaxy A90 5G counts with much more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 50% greater battery capacity.
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