Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Review

Samsung Galaxy A53, SamsungIt is one of the best-selling mid-range phones. released last year Galaxy A52 5Gwas a great all-round phone, one of the best in its segment. Well, can we say the same for the top model Galaxy A53 5G?

Simply put, the A53 5G looks like a solid upgrade over the A52 5G and is a great phone for its price range. That said, it doesn’t promise enough upgrades to justify the purchase if you already have an A52 5G or another decent mid-range phone. Let’s take a closer look at the Galaxy A53 5G.

Design

One of the first striking points of the A53 5G is its appearance. Yes, this is a plastic phone that costs the same as many glass and metal-backed competitors, but it still stands out. Considering its materials, the phone is relatively light at 189 grams; iPhone 13heavier, but iPhone 13 ProIt is lighter than .

Molded plastic back with a gracefully rising curve to create the camera bump Oppoof Find X3 Pro and Find X5 Pro reflects your design. The phone’s confident matte finish and color-matched materials look great, from its satiny back panel to its polished bezel.

You can choose A53 5G in Black, Blue, Peach and White. Each of them displays surprisingly beautiful appearances. The buttons are all on the right and there’s a USB-C port at the base and a SIM slot that takes two SIM cards or one SIM and one microSD card.

IP67 waterproofing helps the A53 5G stand out for its price when it comes to durability. There’s no wired headphone jack, so you’ll need to use wireless headphones or a USB-C adapter.

Screen

As for the screen, the phone has another Super AMOLED with an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120 Hz and a resolution of FHD+ (1,080 x 2,400). The screen-to-body ratio is roughly 85%, and the screen has a not-too-bad pixel density of 405ppi.

Samsung’s displays often favor saturation over direct color accuracy, and the same goes for the Galaxy A53 5G. However, the overall quality is pretty good; especially if you turn off the default Live mode and activate the phone’s Natural display setting instead.

In this mode, the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G achieved an average Delta E (color variance) score of 1.18, which is much better than the A52 5G. It also occupies 93.7% of the sRGB color space and 96% of its total volume. Brightness is also significantly improved, with peak brightness of 706 cd/m² measured with auto brightness adjustment enabled. Since it’s also an OLED display, the contrast is effectively excellent.

The only problem is that the A53 5G is not certified for HDR playback. This means movies and TV shows are likely not to look as good as they could be, but the vibrancy of the OLED display makes up for that shortcoming admirably.

Technicial Specifications

Screen: 6.5 inch Full HD+ 120Hz Super AMOLED
Processor: Exynos 1280
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 128GB
Rear Camera: 64 MP (main), 12 MP (ultra wide), 5 MP (depth), 5 MP (macro)
Front camera: 32MP
Battery: 5,000 mAh, 25W fast charging
OS: Android 12, OneUI 4.0
Protection: IP67, Gorilla Glass 5
Connection: 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi (2.4Ghz + 5Ghz), Bluetooth 5.1
Size and Weight: 74.8mm x 159.6mm x 8.1mm, 189g
sensors: Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, hall sensor, RGB light sensor, virtual proximity sensor

Performance and Hardware

The A53 5G gets 6GB of RAM with 128GB of internal storage expandable by a further 1TB via microSD. Samsung’s mid-range also comes with the same “RAM Plus” mode as the S22, which when enabled allocates 2GB, 4GB, or 6GB of internal storage for use as virtual memory. Theoretically, this should help improve multi-app performance and split-screen multitasking, although testing didn’t show any difference.

In this context, it’s fair to say that the Galaxy A53 5G performs quite well in Geekbench 5 single and multi-core CPU rendering tests, but it doesn’t give it an edge over its rivals. Poco X4 Pro 5G and Realme 9 Pro Plus‘s performance, and in general use everything feels extremely fast, but still iPhone SECan’t keep up with ‘s A15 Bionic.

While both last year’s A52s used Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 7-series processors, for the A53 Samsung opted to use its own new Exynos 1280 processor.

Camera

The Galaxy A53 5G has four cameras on the back: a 64-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture and optical image stabilization (OIS), a 12MP wide-angle camera with a 123-degree field of view, and a pair of 5MP cameras for macro and depth. It’s the same setup found on the Galaxy A52, and you also get the same 32MP selfie camera mounted in the top center of the screen. Features include Night mode and Pro mode, Samsung’s Single Shot mode, and video recording in 4K and up to 30fps or FHD at 60fps. There are also various Snapchat Lenses built into the camera and the augmented reality effects work really well.

Not everyone will like Samsung’s oversaturated photos, but it’s undeniable that the Galaxy A53 really does make some scenes realistic enough to pop off the screen. If there’s some green, blue or red in the photo and it’s a sunny day, the A53 is sure to highlight them. Realism is not the main goal here. Instead, it gives you the perfect social media photo without the need for editing.

Overall, the A53 takes good photos. Consistency between the main and wide-angle cameras is acceptable, low-light performance is reasonable without too much noise in images, and the selfie camera effectively captures skin tones and details. However, it does not like harsh lighting conditions as well as oversaturated appearance. Cloudy days or low sunlight spoil the photos. The 2x option is also a digital zoom and not optical, so the quality drops drastically when you use it.

The photo editing suite is great and adds versatility to the camera system. Useful Object Eraser mode is available and works just like on more expensive Galaxy smartphones. There’s also a Spot Color mode and lots of filters. The Galaxy A53’s camera is great for casual, fun use. It won’t challenge the best camera phones, but it won’t disappoint if you want to take good photos and share them online.

Battery and Charger

The battery in the Galaxy A53 5G has a capacity of 5000mAh and can handle up to 25W fast charging. Undoubtedly, the device is a powerful battery with the performance it shows in daily use. The A53 5G can easily withstand heavy use all day with 120Hz refresh rate on.

If you don’t mind the screen refresh rate dropping from 120Hz to the smoother 60Hz and you’re a lighter user, this phone could probably last you a day and a half or even two.

25W fast charging is quite disappointing here, especially considering that there are competitors like Xiaomi producing phones of 40W and above. Don’t expect to find any wireless charging here either, although that’s to be expected at this price point.

Phone Pros and Cons

Can it be bought?

The Galaxy A53 really does have one flaw, but it’s so big that it makes it hard to wholeheartedly recommend the phone. Its flaws are its slow performance, frequent stuttering and freezing even during light use… At this price, a phone would be expected to work better.

But still, the A53 looks great, it’s well made, the camera and screen are among the best in this price range, and the only competitor that can beat the given software support is Apple.