Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G comparison

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Released at Mar, 2022 Released at Nov, 2020

Pros

  • Screen with a higher pixel density
  • More performance in the AnTuTu test

Size comparison

75.9 mm (2.99″)
164.4 mm (6.47″)
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G front
74.8 mm (2.94″)
159.6 mm (6.28″)
8.6 mm
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G side
8.1 mm
  • Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Specifications comparison

General

Models
SM-A536B / SM-A536B/DS / SM-A536U / SM-A536U1 / SM-A5360 / SM-A536E / SM-A536E/DS / SM-A536V SM-A426B / SM-A426B/DS / SM-A4260 / SM-A426U / SM-A426U1 / SM-A426N

Software

Operating System
Android 12 Android 10
Custom UI
One UI 4.1 One UI 4

Body

Dimensions
74.8 x 159.6 x 8.1mm 75.9 x 164.4 x 8.6mm
Weight
189g 193g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Colours
Black / White / Blue / Peach Prism Dot Black / Prism Dot White / Prism Dot Gray

Display

Size
6.5" 6.6"
Type
Super AMOLED
Resolution
1080x2400 pixels 720x1600 pixels
Density
405ppi 266ppi
Refresh rate
120Hz
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Camera

Rear camera
64MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS / 12MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm / 5MP, f/2.4, (macro) / 5MP, f/2.4, (depth) 48MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF / 8MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) / 5MP, f/2.4, (macro) / 5MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Front camera
32MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 20MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Processor

Chipset
Exynos 1280 (5 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU
Mali-G68 Adreno 619

Memory

RAM size
4 / 6 / 8GB 4 / 6 / 8GB

Storage

Internal storage
128 / 256GB 128GB
Card slot
+ +

Connectivity

Number of SIMs
2 2
SIM type
Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Cellular technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi
a / b / g / n / ac a / b / g / n / ac
Bluetooth
5.1 5.0
NFC
- +
Navigation
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0

Audio

Earphone Jack
3.5mm mini-jack

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor
+ +
Face ID
-
Accelerometer
+ +
Barometer
+
Gyro sensor
+ +
Geomagnetic sensor
+ +
Hall sensor
-
Proximity sensor
- +
Ambient Light sensor
-

Battery

Capacity
5000mAh 5000mAh
Type
Li-Po Li-Po
Fast charging
+ +
Wireless charging
-
Reverse wireless charging
-

Performance

AnTuTu
329802 (v8) 324686 (v8)
GeekBench
1891 (v5.1) 1910 (v5.1)