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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android | -- |
| 2019-09-04 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 540 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is better than the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, having a 90.5 score against 79.8. Although the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is much newer than the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, it is just a little heavier and a little thicker. Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels.
Galaxy A90 5G features a bit superior CPU than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A90 5G counts with a much bigger storage for apps and games than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A90 5G has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 39% larger battery size. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G takes much clearer videos and photos than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a same size aperture and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also has a larger back camera sensor providing a better image quality and a camera with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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