Samsung Galaxy A73 5G vs A54 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A73 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 1 year 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 A73 5G
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Weighs 21 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and A54 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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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
88.4
(Very good)
Value Index
73.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 393 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87% 82.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 253 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A73 5G
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Galaxy A54 5G
6.4″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) 158.2 mm (6.23 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Green White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Samsung Exynos 1380
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Mali-G68 MP5
GPU shading units 512 160
GPU clock 550 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
3003
Compute Score (GPU) 2149 3003
Single-core score 1016 1009
Multi-core score 2829 2865
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
737242
779380
CPU 313621 320379
GPU 99691 91502
Memory 124102 118771
UX 199828 248788
Total score 737242 779380
Samples [9 tests] [28 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 223 278
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 686 808
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12706
Web score 10894 11039
Video editing 7273 7267
Photo editing 26058 25604
Data manipulation 9082 9921
Writing score 14693 15745

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12851236
📘 2026-09-10 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12822536
📘 2026-07-18 -> juguilon54AnTuTu 11721991
📘 2026-07-17 (juguilon54)AnTuTu 11721991
📘 2026-06-19 -> FatihGeekbench 6 GPU2451
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil)AnTuTu 12856948
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU1027 / 3015
📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltailsAnTuTu 11811942
📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus)AnTuTu 11779380
📘 2026-05-22 (SParkle)AnTuTu 11792970

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 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 3.1
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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8 One UI 8.0
OS size 36.9 GB 28 GB
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 5 years 5 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
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 1:03 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:04 hr
Watching video - 14:16 hr
Gaming - 05:24 hr
Standby - 106 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HM6 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC5035 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization No Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 53
Zoom - 79
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 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
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 Yes
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2022 March 2023
Release date April 2022 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $465 $490
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) - 0.69 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.34 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
    - Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G.

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Unknow September 9, 2024 at 01:45 PM
The Galaxy A73 is a much better phone. Snapdragon is just so much better; it doesn't matter if the Exynos has 800k or 900k Antutu. But the A54 has a 550k Antutu score. My A73 has 650k. It's 2 years old and I think it's more worth than the A55, too.
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Mirac September 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Noo wayy, a73 antutu is max 600k but A54 average around 600-620k.
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Eyxa June 10, 2024 at 10:09 AM
A54 5G is a much better phone.
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Lucky Gamer March 1, 2024 at 03:31 PM
According to Samsung's official website, slow motion in a54 is 240fps, please correct it
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Lucky Gamer March 1, 2024 at 02:44 PM
Hello, a54 is equipped with ufs 2.1, not ufs 3.1
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A54 user October 13, 2025 at 02:26 AM
hello, this A54 has use UFS 2.2 , not UFS 3.1 and not use UFS 2.1 ,thx
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galexy user March 1, 2024 at 01:41 PM
Subject Line: Corrections Needed in Galaxy A54 and A73 Evaluation Hello, I'm writing to correct some details mentioned in your recent review of the Galaxy A54 and A73. Firstly, the Galaxy A54 uses UFS 2.1, not UFS 3.1. Please amend this to ensure accurate information is disseminated to your readers. Secondly, the speed of the A73’s storage memory, as confirmed by benchmark tests, is more than twice as fast as the A54's. This discrepancy merits your attention for an accurate comparison between the two devices. Additionally, according to the official Antutu benchmark, the 778G processor's performance rates higher than the Exynos 1380. This is affirmed by records from the Samsung forum, where the Galaxy A73 recorded a whopping 609,000, effortlessly outperforming its peers. The 778G processor is, without a doubt, not weaker than the 1380 and requires a correction in your evaluation. For your reference, here is the link to the Antutu benchmark record of 609,000, shared by members of the Samsung community: https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-A/Galaxy-A73-5G/td-p/15281246. I hope that these corrections will be taken into account for more precise and comprehensive device evaluations. Best regards, [Your Name]
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Ahmad August 18, 2023 at 05:13 PM
The A73 has a much better camera. If they had only added a depth camera to the A54, it would have been the clear choice without hesitation. However, without it, the A73 remains a strong option.
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kan April 16, 2023 at 09:29 AM
If the prices are close, you can go either way. The A54 is more up-to-date, while the A73 has a larger screen, a better camera, and a lighter body.
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