Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G comparison

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
Released at Mar, 2022 Released at Jan, 2021

Pros

  • Battery with a higher capacity
  • Larger display size
  • Less weight
  • More performance in the AnTuTu test
  • More performance in the GeekBench test

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G front
74.8 mm (2.94″)
159.6 mm (6.28″)
71.2 mm (2.8″)
151.7 mm (5.97″)
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G side
8.1 mm
7.9 mm
  • Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Specifications comparison

General

Models
SM-A536B / SM-A536B/DS / SM-A536U / SM-A536U1 / SM-A5360 / SM-A536E / SM-A536E/DS / SM-A536V SM-G991B / SM-G991B/DS / SM-G991U / SM-G991U1 / SM-G991W / SM-G991N / SM-G9910 / SM-G991Q

Software

Operating System
Android 12 Android 11
Custom UI
One UI 4.1 One UI 3.1

Body

Dimensions
74.8 x 159.6 x 8.1mm 71.2 x 151.7 x 7.9mm
Weight
189g 169g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colours
Black / White / Blue / Peach Phantom Gray / Phantom White / Phantom Violet / Phantom Pink

Display

Size
6.5" 6.2"
Type
Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Resolution
1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Density
405ppi 421ppi
Refresh rate
120Hz 120Hz
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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) 12MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS / 64MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom / 12MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Front camera
32MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 10MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

Processor

Chipset
Exynos 1280 (5 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - InternationalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
GPU
Mali-G68 Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China

Memory

RAM size
4 / 6 / 8GB 8GB

Storage

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

Connectivity

Number of SIMs
2 2
SIM type
Nano-SIM Nano-SIM / eSIM
Cellular technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi
a / b / g / n / ac a / b / g / n / ac / 6
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 3.2, USB On-The-Go

Audio

Sensors

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

Battery

Capacity
5000mAh 4000mAh
Type
Li-Po Li-Ion
Fast charging
+ +
Wireless charging
- +
Reverse wireless charging
- +

Performance

AnTuTu
329802 (v8) 584055 (v8)
GeekBench
1891 (v5.1) 3238 (v5.1)