Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Google Pixel 7
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (with Exynos 1280) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Shows 17% longer battery life (33:59 vs 29:08 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Comes with 645 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4355 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (913K versus 431K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (979 against 838 nits)
- 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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
Size | 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
PPI | 405 ppi | 416 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 830 nits | 1400 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4% | 84.9% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 97.6% | 98.5% |
PWM | 250 Hz | 360 Hz |
Response time | 9 ms | 3 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
Colors | White, Black, Blue, Yellow | White, Black, Yellow |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Google Tensor G2 |
Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2850 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
GPU shading units | - | 672 |
GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 850 MHz |
FLOPS | ~487 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU | 112133 | 257861 |
GPU | 130492 | 279144 |
Memory | 77548 | 157307 |
UX | 107735 | 213075 |
Total score | 431622 | 913430 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | 45.2 °C | 45.8 °C |
Stability | 99% | 71% |
Graphics test | 13 FPS | 39 FPS |
Graphics score | 2287 | 6523 |
PCMark 3.0
Web score | 9497 | 7598 |
Video editing | 7594 | 6234 |
Photo editing | 21637 | 18318 |
Data manipulation | 9220 | 10230 |
Writing score | 14992 | 15569 |
Memory
RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 4 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | MicroSD | No |
Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
ROM | One UI 5.1 | Stock Android |
OS size | 36 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4355 mAh |
Max charge power | 25 W | 20 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 1:40 hr |
Web browsing | 10:38 hr | 10:13 hr |
Watching video | 15:55 hr | 16:16 hr |
Gaming | 05:01 hr | 05:26 hr |
Standby | 120 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Flash | LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 123° | 114° |
Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung S5KGW1P (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
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Depth lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX616 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
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Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 3648 x 2736 |
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1.22 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/3.1" |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | No | Yes |
Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | - | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
Announced | March 2022 | October 2022 |
Release date | April 2022 | October 2022 |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 7 is definitely a better buy.
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