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| Global Score | |
| 86.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 12.1 | 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 |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A90 5G has a global score of 90.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy M31's global score of 86.5. Even though Galaxy A90 5G and the Galaxy M31 were released only a couple months apart, the Galaxy A90 5G construction is just a little thinner but a little bit heavier. The Galaxy A90 5G counts with Android OS, while Galaxy M31 works with Android 11 OS.
The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M31. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 cores. The Galaxy M31 features a little sharper display than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a bit higher pixels density.
Galaxy A90 5G features a very superior memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M31, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A90 5G also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy M31 has a bit better camera than Galaxy A90 5G, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M31 also has a back camera with a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution, a larger camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos.
The Galaxy M31 features superior battery duration than Galaxy A90 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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