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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2022-04-07 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G has a score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Samsung Galaxy M53 5G's design is newer and a little thinner, but just a little heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a quite better screen pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G has a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a lot better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M53 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy M53 5G features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy M53 5G has a superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a way better 108 MP resolution back-facing camera.
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