Motorola edge vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 22, 2020	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$700	$450

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches 161.64 x 71.1 x 9.29 mm	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IP52	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Solar black, Midnight magenta

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 95.91% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Adreno 620	Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (12)

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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
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

7h 36min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 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: 1.0 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	Yes
Front
25 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, Sub-6	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 18, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YU1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.48 W/kg Phablet: 3.36 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Europe

Memory	128GB
5G Bands	n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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