Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs A22 5G
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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 Samsung Galaxy A22 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G and came out 10 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 A53 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 122% higher peak brightness (838 against 378 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (621K versus 484K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
- Shows 8% longer battery life (24:04 vs 22:13 hours)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | Super AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 399 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 380 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 830 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 82.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- |
| RGB color space | 97.6% | 95.7% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 147 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 28 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1596:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) | 167.2 mm (6.58 inches) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Yellow | White, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 897 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2341 | 1275 |
| Single-core score | 940 | 679 |
| Multi-core score | 1974 | 1823 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 252449 | 213536 |
| GPU | 71629 | 41878 |
| Memory | 101323 | 94911 |
| UX | 196506 | 133898 |
| Total score | 621907 | 484223 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 133 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 635 | 320 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11160 | 6908 |
| Video editing | 8207 | 5617 |
| Photo editing | 23379 | 13977 |
| Data manipulation | 9873 | 7133 |
| Writing score | 14914 | 9939 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 856 / 2016 |
| 📘 2026-05-15 (mD) | AnTuTu 11 | 639223 |
| 📘 2026-05-08 (Devenkci) | AnTuTu 11 | 655361 |
| 📘 2026-03-03 (nightbet) | AnTuTu 11 | 621907 |
| 📘 2026-02-27 (nightbet) | AnTuTu 11 | 617754 |
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-26 (Kingcrabs5656) | AnTuTu 11 | 481437 |
| 📘 2026-01-27 -> ediu_mm | AnTuTu 11 | 484223 |
| 📘 2026-01-16 (Naomi) | AnTuTu 11 | 494363 |
| 📘 2026-01-05 (Non) | AnTuTu 11 | 503364 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (Samsung owner) | AnTuTu 11 | 399461 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | One UI Core 5.0 |
| OS size | 36 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 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 (23% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 2:29 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:09 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 12:55 hr | 14:14 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 05:42 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 115 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| 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 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 115° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1P | Samsung S5KGM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 50 |
| Preview | 55 | 48 |
| Zoom | 82 | 43 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A22 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 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| 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, 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | - | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March 2022 | June 2021 |
| Release date | April 2022 | June 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $230 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A23 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.73 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.23 W/kg |
| 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, 15 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 Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 36