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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Sony Xperia 1 IV Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
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Sony Xperia 1 IV
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Sony Xperia 1 IV
Released · Apr 01, 2022
Released · May 30, 2022
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
Quad camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm 		6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g) 6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP67 Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other

Display

Size
6.5-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI 3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz 120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.36 % 83.99 %
Peak brightness
800 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x 2.4GHz Cortex A-78 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex A-55 		Octa-core
1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes Adreno 730
RAM
6GB 12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB 256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (12), One UI UI Android (13, 12)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wired: 30.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
15h 45min
Video
7h 45min
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
10h 42min
Video
6h 32min
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad 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 (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4 		12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.2x
Aperture size: F2.3
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4 		ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes Yes
Front
32 MP 12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands 5G Ready Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 450

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2022 May 11, 2022

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
With 16GB RAM and 512 GB internal storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 512GB
For Europe
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
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