Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Sony Xperia 5 IV 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	6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches 156 x 67 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass
Resistance
Yes; IP67	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 83.11% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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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
GPU
Yes	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (13, 12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
621	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
1856	Untested
3D Mark High
636	Untested
3D Mark Low
631	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 35min

Browsing

14h 30min

Video

6h 52min

Gaming

8h 22min

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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	12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) 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: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
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, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	5G Ready
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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