Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Nothing Phone (2a) Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2022	Mar 05, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm	6.37 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 161.7 x 76.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP67	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Grey

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.28% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 1300 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55	Octa-core 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A715 6x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes	Mali-G610 MC4
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
621	1205
GeekBench 6 Multi
1856	2672
3D Mark High
636	1380
3D Mark Low
631	1371

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 40min

Browsing

14h 4min

Video

10h 27min

Gaming

9h 19min

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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: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 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), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
32 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

121

Overall

132

Photo

110

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
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 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n39, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
	1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
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

With 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB