BLU Grand M3 vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$450

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.78 x 0.39 inches 141.1 x 70.5 x 9.8 mm	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.43 oz / 154.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 72.69% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
960x480px, 203 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6739 (28 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
PowerVR GE8100	Yes
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 1GB/8GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 64 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1856
3D Mark High
Untested	636
3D Mark Low
Untested	631

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Battery

Type
2500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	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: F2.2 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
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
5 MP (Flash)	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.1
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 28
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 28, 2018 FCC ID value: YHLBLUGRANDM3
Measured SAR
Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.34 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB of storage

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
BLU Grand M3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs
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