Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is a mid-range Galaxy phone developed and manufactured by Samsung Electronics as a part of its Galaxy A series. The phone was announced on 17 March 2022 at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy A33 5G and Galaxy A73 5G.

Galaxy A53 5G Phone's price is $449 for a 128 GB model. The size of the screen is 6.5-inch which runs on Samsung's Exynos 1280 processor. Galaxy A53 has quad-camera system featuring 64 MP main camera with 32 MP front camera. Galaxy A53 is the first Samsung's A series device to get 5 years of software updates.

Design
The display is made of Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The back panel and side are made of frosted plastic.

The design of the Galaxy A53 looks almost similar to its predecessor, but the rear panel is now completely flat, and the transition between the rear panel and the camera unit is smoother. Also Galaxy A53 5G has protection against moisture and dust according to the IP67 standard.

Below are USB-C connector, speaker, microphone and depending on the version slot for 1 SIM card and microSD memory card up to 1 TB or hybrid slot for 2 SIM cards. The second microphone is located on top. On the right side are the volume buttons and the smartphone lock button.

The smartphone is sold in 4 colors: black (Awesome Black), white (Awesome White), blue (Awesome Blue) and orange (Awesome Peach).

Hardware
The Galaxy A53 5G is a smartphone with a slate-type factor form, which is 159.6 × 74.8 × 8.1 mm in size and weighs 189 grams.

The device is equipped with GSM, HSPA, LTE and 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band with Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi Direct support and hotspot support with A2DP and LE, GPS with BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS and QZSS and NFC. It has a USB Type-C 2.0 port. It is dust and water resistant with IP67 certification.

Display
It has a 6.5 inch diagonal Super AMOLED display with Infinity-O-type punch-hole camera, rounded corners, FHD+ resolution of 1080 × 2400 pixels, with an adaptive refresh rate up to 120 Hz protected by Gorilla Glass 5.

Battery
The 5000mAh lithium polymer battery being non-removable and supporting fast charging at 25 W means that the device has a high-capacity battery that can last a long time between charges and can be charged quickly when needed.

Processor
The device has a Samsung Exynos 1280 chipset with an octa-core CPU (2 cores at 2.4 GHz + 6 cores at 2 GHz) that enables the device to handle demanding tasks and optimize power consumption. It has UFS 2.0 internal memory with 128/256 GB storage and microSD expandable up to 1 TB. The RAM is either 6 or 8 GB (depending on the version chosen), which allows for smooth multitasking and running demanding apps.

Camera
The device rear camera array features four cameras, including a 64 MP main camera, a 12 MP ultrawide camera, a 5 MP macro camera, and a 5 MP depth camera. These cameras work together to capture high-quality photos and videos from different perspectives. In addition to the main camera's high resolution and the ultrawide camera's wider field of view, the macro camera is designed for capturing extreme close-up shots of small objects, while the depth camera captures depth information to create portrait mode photos with a blurred background or add depth information to other types of photos and videos for a more immersive experience.

Software
The phone comes with Android 12 and One UI 4.1 and this Galaxy device is expected to get updated until One UI 8.1