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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android |
| -- | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 7.27 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A90 5G is much better than the Galaxy S6 Active, having a 90.5 score against 80.9. The Galaxy A90 5G counts with Android OS, while Galaxy S6 Active works with Android 5.0 OS. Galaxy S6 Active features an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a better screen density and a better 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution.
Galaxy A90 5G has much more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bits processor and an additional GPU.
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a camera with lot more MP and a much larger back camera sensor capturing lot better quality pictures and videos.
The Galaxy A90 5G features improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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