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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2022-04-07 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.48 x 3.03 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | -- |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy M53 5G has a general score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s global score of 74.9. The Galaxy M53 5G is a somewhat lighter cellphone than the Galaxy A9 (2016), but both have the same thickness. The Galaxy A9 (2016) has a much greater hardware performance than Galaxy M53 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Galaxy A9 (2016) features a slightly better display than Galaxy M53 5G, although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a just a little lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy M53 5G counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
Galaxy M53 5G has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a much higher 108 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video. The Galaxy M53 5G has improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size.
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