Galaxy A90 5G review: Samsung's first affordable 5G — SD855, 48 MP, 6.7" AMOLED.
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
80/10080/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2019.
02Camera
72/10072/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for premium phones of 2019.
03Performance
80/10080/100 puts it above the 78-point average for premium phones of 2019.
04Battery
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among premium phones of 2019 — 6 points above the cohort average.
05Build
76/10076/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2019.
06Value
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker value results among premium phones of 2019 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- SD855 + 5G at $599 in 2019.
- 6.7" AMOLED + 48 MP.
- 25 W charging + microSD.
- Flagship chip value.
- 60 Hz only.
- Mono speaker.
- Heavy 206 g.
- No OIS.
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 3-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .