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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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2022 May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$450

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
6.50 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, 85.36% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 83.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits OLED, 120Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI 3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good) 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x2.4GHz CortexA-78
6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes Adreno 730
Memory
6GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB
16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (12) Android (13, 12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
621 Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
1856 Untested
3D Mark High
636 Untested
3D Mark Low
631 Untested

Battery

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

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
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 Direct, Hotspot
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, 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 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
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

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 8GB/256GB
With 16GB RAM and 512 GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/512GB
For Europe
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
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