Samsung Galaxy A05s vs Motorola Moto G53
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A05s (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on September 25, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G53, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05s
- 46% higher pixel density (393 vs 269 PPI)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 10W)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
- The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G53
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 11% longer battery life (25:26 vs 22:55 hours)
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (594 against 465 nits)
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (477K versus 434K)
- Stereo speakers
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
- Reverse charging feature
- 78% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 736 and 414 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 84.1% |
| RGB color space | 98.8% | 90.1% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 30 ms | 41 ms |
| Contrast | 1444:1 | 1468:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168 mm (6.61 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) | 74.66 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.19 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | Yes |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Purple | Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1114 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS | ~332.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 347 | - |
| Single-core score | 414 | 736 |
| Multi-core score | 1400 | 1812 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 182403 | 193048 |
| GPU | 27317 | 47353 |
| Memory | 107950 | 106103 |
| UX | 116439 | 131038 |
| Total score | 434109 | 477542 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 292 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9262 | 9713 |
| Video editing | 4242 | 4413 |
| Photo editing | 14814 | 21441 |
| Data manipulation | 6512 | 7898 |
| Writing score | 9717 | 12121 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A05s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-07 -> Tran Gia Bao | AnTuTu 12 | 468687 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 -> a05stech | AnTuTu 11 | 448569 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (A05stech) | AnTuTu 11 | 448569 |
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Hà Xuân Phúc) | AnTuTu 11 | 418650 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (NeonAli) | AnTuTu 11 | 434109 |
Motorola Moto G53
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-31 (KhrizU) | AnTuTu 11 | 426353 |
| 📘 2025-10-31 -> DYi22 | AnTuTu 11 | 477542 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 7.0 Core | My UX |
| OS size | - | 16 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (43% in 30 min) | Yes (22% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:26 hr | 2:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:37 hr | 09:42 hr |
| Watching video | 11:33 hr | 13:53 hr |
| Gaming | 05:18 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 127 hr | 136 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2023 | December 2022 |
| Release date | October 2023 | December 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | $200 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Moto G56 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.58 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.31 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 10 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A05s. But if the performance, gaming, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G53.
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