Samsung Galaxy A14 5G vs Motorola Moto G53

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A14 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 700) that was released on January 4, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G53, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
  • 48% higher pixel density (399 vs 269 PPI)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G53
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Stereo speakers
  • Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (600 against 524 nits)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 21 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Motorola Moto G53 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
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4 / 64 GB
130.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
28.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type PLS TFT IPS LCD
Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 399 ppi 269 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.4% 84.1%
Display tests
RGB color space - 90.1%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 41 ms
Contrast - 1468:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
524 nits
Moto G53 +15%
600 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) 162.7 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 74.66 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 8.19 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof No Yes
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Red Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Moto G53 +5%
84.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Motorola Moto G53
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 700 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 950 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~332.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Motorola Moto G53
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G53 +4%
736
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1917
1812
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1220 -
Single-core score 705 736
Multi-core score 1917 1812
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
515647
477542
CPU 185796 193048
GPU 44366 47353
Memory 120419 106103
UX 165066 131038
Total score 515647 477542
Samples [5 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
327
292
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 327 292
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G53 +10%
9711
Web score 7538 9713
Video editing 5703 4413
Photo editing 15738 21441
Data manipulation 7931 7898
Writing score 10045 12121

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)CPU Throttle53%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 GPU1491
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 CPU683 / 1924
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (Gelap)AnTuTu 11488483
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (adriandex)AnTuTu 11542634
Motorola Moto G53
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 (KhrizU)AnTuTu 11426353
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 -> DYi22AnTuTu 11477542

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 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 6.0 My UX
OS size 18.8 GB 16 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 10 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes (22% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:22 hr 2:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:23 hr 09:42 hr
Watching video 14:47 hr 13:53 hr
Gaming 06:08 hr 05:24 hr
Standby 117 hr 136 hr
General battery life
24:50 hr
Moto G53 +2%
25:26 hr

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 30FPS 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung JN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
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 4160 x 3120 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor SK-Hynix hi-1336 CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.4 dB
82.7 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced January 2023 December 2022
Release date January 2023 December 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $200
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G - Motorola Moto G56 5G
SAR (head) 0.56 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.28 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 10 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A14 5G:
    - The US version comes with a Dimensity processor, while the others have an Exynos 1330.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the software is more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G. But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G53.

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