Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Motorola Edge (2023) 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	6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm (~11.16 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP67	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 90.92% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	2.7 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55	Octa-core 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes	Mali-G610 MC3
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
621	1045
GeekBench 6 Multi
1856	2476
3D Mark High
636	702
3D Mark Low
631	697

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4400 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 11min

Browsing

11h 16min

Video

8h 4min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual 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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 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
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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