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Galaxy A90 5G review: Samsung's first affordable 5G — SD855, 48 MP, 6.7" AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2019·$599
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#1 of 14
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Samsung's first affordable 5G phone.

Galaxy A90 5G brought the flagship SD855 and 5G to $599 in 2019 with a big AMOLED. The 60 Hz panel and mono speaker date it, but the chip was a steal.

01Display

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among premium phones of 2019 — 6 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 60 Hz
Size6.7 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2019.

Main48 MP, f/2.0
Ultrawide8 MP
Depth5 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among premium phones of 2019 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 855 (7 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 GB + microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 73-point average for premium phones of 2019.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired25 W

05Build

76/100

76/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for premium phones of 2019.

06Value

72/100

72/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for premium phones of 2019.

What works
  • SD855 + 5G at $599 in 2019.
  • 6.7" AMOLED + 48 MP.
  • 25 W charging + microSD.
  • Flagship chip value.
What doesn't
  • 60 Hz only.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Heavy 206 g.
  • No OIS.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 12
$799 · score 76/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 14-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .