Galaxy A90 could arrive with Snapdragon 855, 'exclusive tilt OIS'

Last updated: June 25th, 2019 at 21:00 UTC+01:00

The Galaxy A90 was expected to be the first mid-range Milky way smartphone with 5G connectivity, but it looks similar the A90's specs could arrive spill over into flagship territory, at to the lowest degree as far as the silicon under the hood is concerned. According to Twitter leakster OnLeaks, the Galaxy A90 volition be powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset, the same one that powers the Galaxy S10 in markets like the Us and Cathay. The Snapdragon 855 will patently power both the LTE and 5G Milky way A90 variants, and the 5G variant will feature an "exclusive Tilt OIS tech."

Optical epitome stabilization finally returning to Milky way A lineup?

It's unclear what "tilt OIS" means, but it's good to see that optical epitome stabilization will finally be making a comeback to Samsung'southward mid-range phones. Well, the Galaxy A90 will be a flagship-like device, so nosotros guess information technology is more authentic to say that OIS is making a comeback to the Milky way A lineup. Merely until we become more details, it remains to be seen exactly what kind of OIS tech the Galaxy A90 will have.

But the LTE model (SM-A905) is said to sport OIS, and it volition reportedly take a triple rear camera with a 48MP primary sensor (not a 32MP one equally had been rumored previously) flanked by 12MP and 5MP sensors (we're assuming these will be ultra-wide and depth sensors respectively). The 5G variant (SM-A908) will evidently come up with a 48MP+8MP+5MP setup. Like the A80, the A90 should have a sliding and rotating camera mechanism, assuasive the apply of the unabridged rear camera setup for selfies.

galaxy a80

OnLeaks doesn't say if a ToF (Time-of-Flight) sensor is included, though. The Galaxy A80 has one (come across the pinkish light in the film above) for bokeh in videos and for augmented reality applications, and a ToF camera can technically enable advanced Apple Face up ID-similar facial recognition likewise. Samsung isn't offering whatsoever on the Galaxy A80 or the Milky way S10 5G, only hopefully it will practise then on the Galaxy A90.

Other specs include a half dozen.7″ display with in-display fingerprint sensor

The Galaxy A90 is said to be equipped with a half-dozen.7-inch display and an in-display fingerprint sensor, 2 more than specs it will share with the Galaxy A80. But let's talk about that Snapdragon 855 for a minute, shall we? Final year, nosotros had heard a rumor that Samsung was preparing a Milky way A serial telephone with the Snapdragon 845. Only the highest-cease bit on a Galaxy A serial phone we've seen yet is the Snapdragon 730 inside the Milky way A80, so it will be interesting to see if the Galaxy A90 really does come packing a Snapdragon 855.

And while you may be wondering why Samsung wouldn't use the Exynos 9820 instead, it's a good thing the company isn't doing that. Start off, the Exynos 9820 does not have 5G connectivity built-in. Furthermore, the Snapdragon 855 is made on a 7nm procedure while the Exynos 9820 uses an 8nm manufacturing process, and the old has been seen to be noticeably more power efficient on the Galaxy S10 lineup. The Snapdragon 855 likewise allows the Galaxy Fold to offer impressive bombardment life despite the rather humble battery capacity on Samsung's foldable phone.

We simply promise Samsung doesn't delay the Galaxy A90 as much as it has delayed the Galaxy A80. The company needs to be quick with such experimental devices, and if it keeps the A90 in the oven too long, the but affair worth praising near the device when it comes out may be its ability to connect to 5G networks.