Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A90 vs Samsung Galaxy A90 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced Expected Announcement - April 2019 Not announced yet 2021, January 14
Status Rumored - April 2019 Rumored Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price - - Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Angel Gold, Ghost White, Phantom Black Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165 x 76.5 x 9 mm
(6.5 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
165.2 x 76.5 x 9.3 mm
(6.5 x 3.01 x 0.37 in)
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 219 g (7.73 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus support
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
User Interface - One UI One UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7150 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - Global / Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 - USA
GPU - Adreno 640 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 6/8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1500 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.78% 85.67% 89.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio - FM radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP
Flash No LED Flash LED flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide)
TOF 3D camera
HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP
TOF 3D camera, f/1.2, 30mm
Panorama, HDR
108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera Flipping main camera module [Similar] Motorized pop-up rotating main camera module, LED flash, HDR, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (gyro-EIS) [Similar] 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
5G SA / NSA / Sub6 / mmWave
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 3700 mAh 4400 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -