TheÃÂ Samsung Galaxy A53 5GÃÂ is a mid-rangeÃÂ Android smartphone developed and manufactured byÃÂ Samsung ElectronicsÃÂ as a part of itsÃÂ Galaxy A series. The phone was announced on 17 March 2022 at the Samsung Galaxy UnpackedÃÂ event alongside theÃÂ Galaxy A33 5G and Galaxy A73 5G.
The A53 runs on Samsung's Exynos 1280 processor and has a quad-camera system featuring a 64 MP main camera with a 32 MP front camera. The Galaxy A53 is the first device in Samsung's A series to receive 4 OS upgrades and 5 years of software updates.
The display is made of Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The back panel and side are made of frosted plastic. It was also the last A5x device to have a plastic back, after its successor began to use a glass back.
The design of the Galaxy A53 looks almost similar to its predecessor, but the rear panel is now completely flat, and the transition between the rear panel and the camera unit is smoother.
Below is a USB-C connector, speaker, and microphone. Depending on the version, the phone has either a slot for 1 SIM card and microSD memory card up to 1 TB or a hybrid slot for 2 SIM cards. The second microphone is located on top. On the right side are the volume buttons and the smartphone lock button. It is the first A5x device to drop the 3.5mm headset jack.
The Galaxy A53 5G is a smartphone with a slate-type factor form, which is 159.6 ÃÂ 74.8 ÃÂ 8.1 mm in size and weighs .
The device is equipped with GSM, HSPA, LTE and 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band with Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi Direct support and hotspot support with A2DP and LE, GPS with BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS and QZSS and NFC. It has a USB Type-C 2.0 port. It is dust and water-resistant with IP67 certification.
The device has a 6.5-inch diagonal Super AMOLED display with Infinity-O-type punch-hole camera, rounded corners, FHD+ resolution of 1080ÃÂ2400 pixels, with an adaptive refresh rate up to 120 Hz protected by Gorilla Glass 5.
Similar with its predecessor, it has a 5000mAh non-removable battery, supporting fast charging at 25 W.
The device uses the Samsung Exynos 1280 chipset with an octa-core CPU (2 cores at 2.4 GHz + 6 cores at 2 GHz). It has UFS 2.2 internal memory with 128/256 GB storage and microSD expandable up to 1 TB. RAM options are either 6 or 8 GB.
The Galaxy A53's rear camera array features four cameras, also similar with its predecessor, consisting of a 64 MP main camera, a 12 MP ultrawide camera, a 5 MP macro camera, and a 5 MP depth camera. The front camera uses the same 32 MP sensor.
The phone was shipped with Android 12 and One UI 4.1. The device, alongside the A33, A73 and a selection of other Samsung Galaxy devices, were announced to receive four Android OS upgrades and five years of security updates.