vivo NEX vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 19, 2018	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$450

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162 x 77 x 7.98 mm	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.02 oz (199.0 g)	6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 86.05% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2316x1080px, 388 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Adreno 630	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast 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

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 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
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD, 1080p, 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
8 MP (HDR)	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	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	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 1.06 W/kg Body: 0.29 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
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