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Motorola One Action vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

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7.8
Motorola One Action
9.0
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Motorola One Action Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Released · Aug 16, 2019
Released · Apr 01, 2022
6.3-inch · 2520x1080px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Quad camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches
160.1 x 71.2 x 9.15 mm 		6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.21 oz (176.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2 Yes; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Denim blue, Pearl white

Display

Size
6.3-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 435 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
81.47 % 85.36 %
Peak brightness
800 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 (10 nm) Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2x 2.4GHz Cortex A-78 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex A-55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3 Yes
RAM
4GB 6GB
Internal storage
128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (12), One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
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Video
7h 45min
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Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.25 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
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm 		12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) 5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS 		Yes
Front
12 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 350 $ 450
In The Box
10W Charger, USB-C Cable, SIM Pin, Guides, Protect cover, Earphones (for selected countries)

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2019 Mar 17, 2022

Alternative variants

Global version
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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