Samsung Galaxy A90 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 11, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 164.8 x 76.4 x 8.4 mm	6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.27 oz / 206.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other
Colors
Black, White	Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 512
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3800 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.9" Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	24 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
ANT+	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 18, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8 GB RAM

Memory	8GB
Storage expansion	not expandable

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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