Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs A23 5G
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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 Samsung Galaxy A23 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 5 months after. 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)
- Delivers 65% higher peak brightness (837 against 508 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
- Shows 18% longer battery life (26:19 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 | PLS TFT |
| 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 | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 830 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 82.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.6% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | - |
| Response time | 9 ms | 22 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | 1442:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) | 165.4 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 897 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2341 | 1403 |
| Single-core score | 940 | 896 |
| Multi-core score | 1974 | 2092 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 252449 | 252513 |
| GPU | 71629 | 63520 |
| Memory | 101323 | 101358 |
| UX | 196506 | 175695 |
| Total score | 621907 | 593086 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 635 | 352 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11160 | 9526 |
| Video editing | 8207 | 4816 |
| Photo editing | 23379 | 20862 |
| Data manipulation | 9873 | 8753 |
| Writing score | 14914 | 11119 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14 | GeekBench CPU | 856 / 2016 |
| π 2026-05-15 (mD) | AnTuTu | 639223 |
| π 2026-05-08 (Devenkci) | AnTuTu | 655361 |
| π 2026-03-03 (nightbet) | AnTuTu | 621907 |
| π 2026-02-27 (nightbet) | AnTuTu | 617754 |
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-23 (Denislav Antimov) | AnTuTu | 598228 |
| π 2026-02-25 (Shourai) | AnTuTu | 593086 |
| π 2025-11-25 -> manvancongggg | AnTuTu | 601723 |
| π 2025-10-20 -> Cihuy. | AnTuTu | 479832 |
| π 2025-09-11 (Mediatek_04 EE_MRRR032) | AnTuTu | 558174 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | One UI 6 |
| OS size | 36 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 1:08 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:09 hr | 10:23 hr |
| Watching video | 12:55 hr | 15:03 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 05:45 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 134 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#127th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | 123Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1P | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (β 0.58 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore 5035 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02 |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
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/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | GalaxyCore |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, 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, 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 | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2022 | August 2022 |
| Release date | April 2022 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $300 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.49 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.25 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - 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
If the display, camera, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G.
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