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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| 2019-09-04 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A90 5G is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note9, having a 90.5 score against 87.1. Even though the Galaxy A90 5G is a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Note9, it's a little bit thinner and also newer. The Galaxy Note9 features just a bit better screen than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and more pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has as much memory capacity for games and applications as the Galaxy A90 5G one, they have the same internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Note9's processing unit is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A90 5G's CPU, both have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates and a lot tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way larger sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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