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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-03-23 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A90 5G has a score of 90.5, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M21's global score of 84.1. The Galaxy A90 5G counts with Android OS, while Samsung Galaxy M21 works with Android 11 OS. Although the Galaxy A90 5G and the Samsung Galaxy M21 were only released with a couple of months difference, Galaxy A90 5G's construction is just a little bit thinner but a little heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better screen density. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also has 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy A90 5G features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a greater amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has longer battery duration than Galaxy A90 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh. The Galaxy A90 5G features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M21. Both have a 0.5 inches camera sensor, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same video frame rate, the same aperture and a 48 mega pixels back camera.
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