Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2022	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$450	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP67	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1081 (Average)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (12)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

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GeekBench 6 Single
621	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
1856	1910
3D Mark High
636	346
3D Mark Low
631	338

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Battery

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

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple 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: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
32 MP	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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