Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Release Date: 24 Mar, 2022

Specs Score 76%
Highlights
6.5 inches 120Hz AMOLED
Exynos 1280
4/6/8 GB RAM
64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP
5000 mAh with 25W charging

Quick Summary

The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G hits the sweet spot of the market, offering showcasing Samsung's hallmark display and hardware prowess, a feature-rich experience at a highly competitive price. It runs on Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8, which pairs beautifully with its 6.5 inches 120Hz AMOLED display to ensure fluid, vibrant interactions. Under the hood, it offers snappy, capable performance for multitasking and gaming, backed by a reliable 5000 mAh battery. At € 225.00 / $ 89.99 / £ 185.00, it represents outstanding overall value in today's highly competitive market.

Hardware Score Analysis

A detailed breakdown of how this device scores based on automated hardware specification analysis.

Performance 66%
Display 82%
Camera 91%
Battery 77%
Memory 63%

Launch

Announced March 17, 2022
Released March 24, 2022
Status Discontinued

Display

Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm² (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Main Camera

Quad
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP (macro)
Auxiliary lens
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

Single
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features HDR

Body

Dimensions 159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Features IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Colors Black, White, Blue, Peach

Connectivity

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536U
5G Bands 2, 5, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536U
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Platform

OS Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 8
Chipset Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G68

Memory

Card Slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal Storage 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
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Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer (market/region dependent)
Other Virtual proximity sensing

Battery

Type Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 25W wired

Performance

AnTuTu 329802 (v8), 379313 (v9)
GeekBench Score 1891 (v5.1)

Miscellaneous

Models SM-A536B, SM-A536B/DS, SM-A536U, SM-A536U1, SM-A5360, SM-A536E, SM-A536E/DS, SM-A536V, SM-A536W, SM-A536N, SM-S536DL
SAR 0.75 W/kg (head)   1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.89 W/kg (head)   1.60 W/kg (body)

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