Sony Xperia 5 III vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$450

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.3 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Adreno 660	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (12)

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

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 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
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	Yes
Front
8 MP (HDR)	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.1
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	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

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