Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$899 | €1199	$450

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm (~11.14 mm with camera bump)	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight, Purple, Starlight, (Product) RED, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.97% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple 15 Bionic (4 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core	Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)	Android (12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2170	621
GeekBench 6 Multi
5112	1856
3D Mark High
2817	636
3D Mark Low
2244	631

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Battery

Type
4325 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 49min

Browsing

14h 51min

Video

10h 53min

Gaming

8h 18min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.9 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	Yes
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

134

Photo

141

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 22, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8139A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256Gb internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 14 Plus Specs	Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs
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