ZTE Axon 30 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 15, 2021	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$749 | €749	$450

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 161.5 x 72.9 x 8.0 mm	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Green

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 91.21% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Adreno 660	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4600 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	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

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 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
64 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/1.97” Pixel size: 0.7 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 123 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/1.97” Pixel size: 0.7 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (30 fps) OIS, Object tracking, EIS, 10-bit HDR	Yes
Front
16 MP	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.1
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,tri-band 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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
DTS:X Virtual Surround
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n8, n41, n78	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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 12GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage.

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
ZTE Axon 30 Ultra Specs	Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs
PhoneArena Review
ZTE Axon 30 Ultra Review	Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Review
User Reviews
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