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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android |
| 2017-09-21 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A90 5G has a global score of 90.5, which is a lot better than Xperia XA1 Plus's 73.7 score. Galaxy A90 5G works with Android operating system, and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. Even though the Galaxy A90 5G is a little bit heavier than Xperia XA1 Plus, it's just a little bit thinner and newer.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G features a screen that is just as good as the display in Xperia XA1 Plus, because although the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a larger display. The Galaxy A90 5G has a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a little bit better performance than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A90 5G counts with longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy A90 5G takes much better photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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