CAT S31 vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

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CAT S31	Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Released · Aug 31, 2017	Released · Apr 01, 2022
4.7-inch · 1280x720px	6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Quad camera
2GB · 16GB	6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$330	$450

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.93 x 0.50 inches 146 x 74.42 x 12.6 mm	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 56.03% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 210 8909 (28 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1100 MHz ARM Cortex-A7	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0GHz CortexA-55
GPU
Adreno 304	Yes
Memory
2GB/16GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

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
720p Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
2 MP	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
CAT S31 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs
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