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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-04 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 11 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's general score of 76.6. Although Samsung Galaxy A90 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 were only released with a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G design is a little heavier but also just a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with Android operating system, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with Android 10 operating system.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little worse screen density, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Galaxy A90 5G has a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A90 5G also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G captures clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have a 0.5 inches camera sensor and a same resolution back facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
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