Samsung Galaxy S10 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Released · May 16, 2019
Released · Apr 01, 2022
6.7-inch · 3040x1440px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Quad camera
8GB · 256GB
6GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019 Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1300 $450

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches
162.6 x 77.1 x 7.94 mm
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g 6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Yes; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crown silver, Majestic black, Royal gold

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.26% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 502 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2x2.4GHz CortexA-78
6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Adreno 640 Yes
Memory
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 1856
3D Mark High
Untested 636
3D Mark Low
Untested 631

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
15h 45min
Video
7h 45min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
64 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1 μm
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing) 5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
10 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD
32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n260, n261 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 05, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMG977U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

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