Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 32 MPix f/2.0
Price comparison
Average of 8 scores (from 23 reviews)
Reviews for the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G's vision is making 5G-enabled smartphones cheaper. At an MSRP of 749 Euros (~$831), it is far from a budget smartphone, however. In our review, we determine whether or not the price is justified.
Source: Ricks Tech
Support, online available, Medium, Date: 01/25/2022
Source: T3
Archive.org versionThis isn't the only 5G phone on the market right now of course – it's not even the only Samsung 5G phone on the market – but if you're right in the middle of a city that already has coverage, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G offers excellent value for money for taking advantage of those super-high speeds.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/03/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionThe Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is one of the most affordable 5G phones. It also has a decent amount of power, but its camera is enormously disappointing for the price, so only buy this if you value 5G over photography.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/08/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Trusted Reviews
Archive.org versionThe Galaxy A90 5G is a very competent 5G phone that ticks all the right boxes when it comes to hardware and functionality. The design is a little bland, but it has all the graphical grunt you’ll need to play the most demanding games on Android and the screen remains one of the best you’ll find on a phone this price. The camera isn’t industry leading, but it’ll do the job for most people.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/19/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Stuff TV
Archive.org versionThe Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a real test for the appeal of 5G versus a world-class camera. And having tried 5G across London, we think there’s currently more fun to be had with a killer multi-lens snapper than (occasionally) faster mobile internet.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/11/2019
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Pocket Lint
Archive.org versionThe Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is the Korean company's answer to two things: one, it wants to reassert itself as market leader in the mid-level/sub-flagship market, seeing away the mass of Chinese phones that have come into contention; two, it wants to wave the 5G flag, making the super-fast and low-latency connectivity accessible to a wider market. And you know what? It more-or-less succeeds on both counts.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/04/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech Advisor
Archive.org versionThe A90 5G feels like a flagship in most of the ways that matter - slick design, fast specs, and a whopping big display - and the omissions mostly make sense too - wireless charging, waterproofing, and curved edges are the sort of nice-to-haves that most can live without. If your priority is getting a 5G phone and you don’t mind a slightly limited camera, the A90 is a solid and affordable-ish option. But if you can live with 4G for another couple of years, you can find better phones for less from other manufacturers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/29/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: It Pro
Archive.org versionThe Galaxy A90 5G is quite honestly a confusing device for us. From a business perspective, it makes perfect sense thanks to the impeccable battery life, 5G compatibility, stellar build quality and DeX is the icing on the cake. On the other hand, if you’re not fussed about getting your workforce equipped with 5G then there are other devices on the market that should be taken into consideration - the OnePlus 7T and iPhone 11 to name but a few. One thing is for certain, this is undoubtedly the budget 5G phone the market has been crying out for and it’s a device you should absolutely consider if 5G is your main priority.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/22/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews
Archive.org versionIt’s not exactly cheap, but if you want to jump on the 5G bandwagon with Samsung and aren’t willing to spend the big bucks on the Note 10 Plus then this could very well be the next best option.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/07/2019
Source: Pocket Lint
Archive.org versionBased on our first impressions, the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is a lovely device and one we'd seriously recommend someone looking for a 5G smartphone consider. It offers a glorious screen (from what we've seen), a fabulous, solid design and it has all the power most people would want, coupled with 5G connectivity. It's an expensive device for the Galaxy A series, but the Galaxy A90 5G has the potential to be the 5G device for the masses.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/06/2019
Source: GSM Arena
Archive.org versionAs we already pointed out, Samsung isn't aiming at the premium-seeking users with the Galaxy A90 but instead, it tries to deliver a semi-flagship experience with 5G connectivity at a more reasonable price point, as far as 5G phones go. It's by far the cheapest 5G option out there and it's already out in Korea for roughly €685.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/06/2019
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionAs one of the first affordable 5G phones out there, there's not much to compare the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G to, but its strong performance and display suggest it's not a far cry from premium status.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/05/2019
Foreign Reviews
Source: Tech Stage
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/29/2020
Source: Chip.de
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/06/2019
Source: Android Pit
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/11/2019
Source: WinFuture
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/06/2019
Source: Xataka Android
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Big screen; nice display; great cameras; large battery capacity; fast fingerprint sensor; support 5G. Negative: High price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/09/2019
Source: AndroidPit.it
IT→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Powerful processor; good price; support 5G.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/08/2019
Source: AndroidPit.fr
FR→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Support 5G; nice design; great built quality.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/07/2019
Source: Komputerswiat
PL→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Big screen; nice display; powerful processor; support 5G.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/26/2020
Source: FPT shop
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Elegant design; solid workmanship; large screen; nice performance; great cameras.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/23/2019
Source: Viettelstore
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Support 5G; powerful hardware; high performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/10/2019
Source: FPT shop
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Powerful hardware; high performance; nice cameras; beautiful design.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/09/2019
Comment
Qualcomm Adreno 640: Graphics chip for smartphones and tablets that is intergrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC. Qualcomm claims that it is 20% faster than the Adreno 630 in the Snapdragon 845 SoC and offers 50% more compute units (ALUs).
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
SD 855: High-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2018 and manufactured in 7 nm at TSMC. Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a modified ARM Cortex-A76 architecture clocked at up to 2.84 GHz. Three more performance cores are also based on the A76 but clock up to 2.42 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A55 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a X24 LTE modem (up to 2 Gigbit download), a new Wi-Fi modem (Wi-Fi 6 ready, 60 GHz mmWave), Hexagon 690 DSP with new Tensor cores for AI processing, a Spectra 380 ISP with an integrated computer vision engine and an integrated LPDDR4x memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Samsung: Samsung Group is the largest South Korean conglomerate and was founded in 1938. Samsung Group employed 489,000 people in 2014 and is one of the world's largest companies in terms of revenue and market strength. The name Samsung means "Three Stars" in Korean and represents the three sons of the company's founder. The company was founded in 1938 as a grocery store. With its subsidiary Samsung Electronics, founded in 1969, Samsung took up the production of electrotechnical items, focusing on consumer electronics and household appliances at an early stage. Other branches in which the large corporation is active include mechanical engineering, automobiles (Hyundai), insurance, wholesale, real estate and leisure. Samsung manufactures a wide range of electronic products, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances and semiconductors. The company's Galaxy line of smartphones is one of the most popular in the world. Samsung is also a major player in the semiconductor industry, making memory chips and processors for many other electronics manufacturers.
76.78%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
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