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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android |
| 2018-03-16 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is just a bit better than Galaxy S9, getting a 90.5 score against 83.3. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a a lot heavier cellphone than Galaxy S9, but both of them are equally thin. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features a bit better CPU than Galaxy S9, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and more pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a superior storage for applications and games than Galaxy S9, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A90 5G features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has worse video frame rates and a way tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video definition, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a camera with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a much bigger sensor providing a way higher image quality.
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