Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860) that was released on March 22, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1280 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (822K versus 621K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Delivers 55% higher peak brightness (826 against 532 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | 830 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 85.5% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.1% | 97.6% |
| PWM | 2404 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 37.4 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | 995:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) |
| Width | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
| Max clock | 2960 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 897 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2985 | 2341 |
| Single-core score | 1004 | 940 |
| Multi-core score | 2653 | 1974 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 299294 | 252449 |
| GPU | 119740 | 71629 |
| Memory | 162141 | 101323 |
| UX | 241258 | 196506 |
| Total score | 822433 | 621907 |
| Samples | [45 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 91% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 979 | 635 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8774 | 11160 |
| Video editing | 6020 | 8207 |
| Photo editing | 22475 | 23379 |
| Data manipulation | 8724 | 9873 |
| Writing score | 13390 | 14914 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali) | AnTuTu 12 | 932069 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Zeexi) | AnTuTu 11 | 911542 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik) | AnTuTu 11 | 822512 |
| 📘 2026-07-06 (Aren) | AnTuTu 11 | 811317 |
| 📘 2026-07-06 (Aren) | AnTuTu 11 | 811317 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 125 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 13 GB | 36 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:24 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:43 hr | 08:09 hr |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | 12:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:20 hr | 04:59 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Samsung S5KGW1P |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-259 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5480 x 3648 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | March 2022 |
| Release date | April 2021 | April 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $449 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro. But if the display, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G.
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