Overview

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Launch

  • Announced
    • 2022, March 17
  • Status
    • Available. Released 2022, March 24

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
  • Sim
    • Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  •  
    • IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

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

Platform

  • Os
    • Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6
  • 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
    • 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main camera

  • Quad
    • 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123Ëš (ultrawide), 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
  • Features
    • LED flash, panorama, HDR
  • Video
    • 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

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

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)
  •  
    • Virtual proximity sensing

Battery

  • Type
    • Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
  • Charging
    • 25W wired

Misc

  • Colors
    • Black, White, Blue, Peach
  • 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)    
  • Price
    • $?116.84 / C$?299.00 / £?165.00 / €?170.27 / ??25,625

Tests

  • Performance
    • AnTuTu: 329802 (v8), 379313 (v9) GeekBench: 1891 (v5.1) GFXBench: 19fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
  • Display
    • Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
  • Camera
    • Photo / Video
  • Loudspeaker
    • -26.5 LUFS (Good)
  • Battery (old)
    • Endurance rating 113h

Network

  • Technology
    • GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  • 2g bands
    • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  • 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
  •  
    • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A536V
  • 5g bands
    • 2, 5, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536U
  •  
    • 2, 5, 48, 66, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A536V
  • Speed
    • HSPA, LTE, 5G