Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Apple iPad Air (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	16.26 oz / 461.0 g 5G version - 462 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	2.12 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Yes	Yes
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	iPadOS (15.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
621	2279
GeekBench 6 Multi
1856	7411
3D Mark High
636	4761
3D Mark Low
631	3429

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
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
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
32 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	5G version - n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
	5G version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	5G version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
	5G version - 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

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