Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Oppo A5 Pro 5G

49 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
VS
55 out of 100
Oppo A5 Pro 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (with Exynos 1280) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Oppo A5 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 3 years after. 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 A53 5G
  • 53% higher pixel density (405 vs 264 PPI)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 19% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 940 and 790 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Oppo A5 Pro 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5800 vs 5000 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • The phone is 3 years newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G and Oppo A5 Pro 5G 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)

Should I update?
No 34% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Samsung Galaxy A53 5G and Oppo A5 Pro 5G is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: camera and battery life.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in display and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 405 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 830 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5% 86.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.6% -
PWM 250 Hz -
Response time 9 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
838 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) 164.82 mm (6.49 inches)
Width 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) 75.53 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 7.76 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Yellow Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
A5 Pro 5G +1%
86.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G and Oppo A5 Pro 5G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1280 MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 897 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~229.6 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G and Oppo A5 Pro 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
940
790
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
A5 Pro 5G +2%
2010
Compute Score (GPU)
2341
1420
Compute Score (GPU) 2341 1420
Single-core score 940 790
Multi-core score 1974 2010
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
621907
596993
CPU 252449 225456
GPU 71629 46354
Memory 101323 151754
UX 196506 173429
Total score 621907 596993
Samples [7 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 144
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 3 FPS -
Graphics score 635 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12381
8415
Web score 11160 8418
Video editing 8207 4267
Photo editing 23379 15870
Data manipulation 9873 7690
Writing score 14914 10418

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14Geekbench 6 CPU856 / 2016
📘 2026-05-15 (mD)AnTuTu 11639223
📘 2026-05-08 (Devenkci)AnTuTu 11655361
📘 2026-03-03 (nightbet)AnTuTu 11621907
📘 2026-02-27 (nightbet)AnTuTu 11617754
Oppo A5 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-15 -> Samuel28AnTuTu 11588997
📘 2026-01-17 (sean)AnTuTu 11599003
📘 2025-12-16 (DNG)AnTuTu 11596993

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM One UI 8.0 ColorOS 15
OS size 36 GB -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5800 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:09 hr -
Watching video 12:55 hr -
Gaming 04:59 hr -
Standby 117 hr -
General battery life
22:13 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KGW1P -
Sensor size 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization No -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 -
Preview 55 -
Zoom 82 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region 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 No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
86.1 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2022 February 2025
Release date April 2022 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $250
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Oppo A6 Pro 5G (Global)
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 45 W
*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 Oppo A5 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.

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Samuel28 January 18, 2026 at 02:18 AM
For Oppo a5 pro 5g, Android 15/ColorOs 15 8gb size and it can go up to android 18
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