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| Global Score | |
| 88 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-08-06 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Mirage black and Mirage blue | Black and White |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (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 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 Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy M31s's score of 88. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has Android operating system, while Galaxy M31s works with Android 11 operating system. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G's body is somewhat thinner than Galaxy M31s, although it is just a little bit heavier and was released only 11 months before.
The Galaxy M31s and the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G have really similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a quite lower pixel density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2400px, it also counts with a little larger screen. Galaxy A90 5G's storage capacity to install games and applications is just as good as the Galaxy M31s one, they have the same internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A90 5G has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy M31s. Both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Samsung Galaxy M31s captures a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a back facing camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution, a bigger sensor providing a better image quality and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and video.
The Galaxy M31s counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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