Samsung Galaxy A53 5G review

13 April 2022


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  • Anonymous
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  • 13 Apr 2022

Can someone please advise me as to how or rather WHY this midranger has a higher PPI than the flagship S22+? I know the S22+ might be a better screen overall in brightness, quality etc. but that sub-400 ppi is embarrassing when Samsung's midranger is sharper.

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    • Shiny Dave
    • mpm
    • 13 Apr 2022

    Last winter, I got an S20 FE 5G and helped at least one friend get an A52s.

    Both of these look even better decisions now. If anyone I knew was thinking about getting an A53 I'd immediately send them a link to the cheapest reputable place to get an A52s.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 13 Apr 2022

      Such a disappointment of a phone. Bigger battery but same endurance. Newer chipset but substantially weaker performance. Wi-Fi 6 is gone as well. Headphone jack too, although that's not much of an issue to me but it can be for some. All in all, a massive downgrade compared to older model. Samsung is now killing their best selling phones by shoving the Exynos to customers who clearly aren't interested in it

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        • Anonymous
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        • 13 Apr 2022

        AndroidAuthority, 13 Apr 2022I imagine Samsung see this as a replacement for the a52 though.Yup, this is supposed to be a direct replacement of the A52, not the A52s! I don't understand why this phone is being compared to the A52s. Perhaps those who compare to the A52s should wait until the A53s comes out.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 13 Apr 2022

          FatShady, 13 Apr 2022this one should be a 2.5/5 at most, not a 4/5... and it is... moreRealistically, 3/5 for general use, 1/5 for heavy use and overall 1.5/5 if compared to the previous models this intends to replace. As a Samsung fan, truly disappointed to see A series being downgraded for incomplete Exynos (if it is really not optimized, it should not be on sale) while price gets exorbitant. A wonderful mid range destroyed by Samsung themselves!

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            • Anonymous
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            • 13 Apr 2022

            Love my A53 until I tried some TikTok filters/effects and they won't work as TikTok says "this effect doesn't work with this device". Hopefully app updates in the future will fix this issue. I think this may be because the Exynos 1280 is a new processor thus why some TikTok filters don't work. Anyone who is a TikTok influencer should keep in mind this when buying the Galaxy A53.

              960, 13 Apr 2022Disgraceful device. Here's hoping the A54 brings ba... moreOnly way the headphone jack comes back is if Apple bring it back.

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                • rvc
                • 13 Apr 2022

                Definitely did not deserve 4 stars. The much better A52s only got 4.2, so this failure should not have gotten more than 3.5.

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                  • rvc
                  • 13 Apr 2022

                  Disgraceful device.

                  Here's hoping the A54 brings back the 3.5mm headphone jack and has the new SD 7 series processor when it comes out.

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                    • AnonD-1033007
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                    • 13 Apr 2022

                    Nothing here is actually better than A52s, the scores on tests for chipsets are literally smaller. The only thing that's new is that more minimal design and that's it.

                      this one should be a 2.5/5 at most, not a 4/5...
                      and it isn't a bit overpriced as you're saying, its way overpriced than it should've been, also, who in their right mind would buy a sammy phone at launch? they change their prices more than most people brush their teeth in a week.

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                        • Shamesung
                        • JHP
                        • 13 Apr 2022

                        This type of thinking on samsungs part is what keeps them behind the curb and declining with the a12 being their best seller.
                        This is sad, given Samsung's many advantages especially now with 5 years of support.

                        They should've dumped their exynos department altogether...these chips are plain awful.

                        No one should purchase this phone at these prices.
                        The a52s is by far a better deal.
                        And the a73 will be a much better deal when prices will drop a little bit.

                        Not to mention s20 fe 2022 if it goes global and gets 3 years of software support.

                        This is just sad...they are practically pushing people to buy these closed and.limited iphones

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                          • AnonD-1039478
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                          • 13 Apr 2022

                          Camera images are horrible yellow 🤮

                            Peter UK, 13 Apr 2022So it's new device that actually performs worse compar... moreI imagine Samsung see this as a replacement for the a52 though.

                              So it's new device that actually performs worse compared to its previous version? Well that's definitely something haha

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