Samsung Galaxy A53 5G review

13 April 2022


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Vitaliano G., 24 Apr 2022I started to read the A53 review as it is a candidate to re... more3. Screen refresh rate settings or auto adjusting. It is like the 3.5 jack. It is just not relevant, unless an important app does not work at all, and fortunately it is not the case.

4. The presence (or not) of a charger. Seriously? Don't you have already enough chargers? Sustainability is the main reason behind new phones don't come with a charger. Instead of criticizing you should applaude it.

And finally a note about the bias. I understand that most readers are looking for the reviewer' s opinion, and is sums all the things evaluated in a few words. Sometimes the same things and for a device are appraised and on a similar device (features and price) are criticized.

    I started to read the A53 review as it is a candidate to replace my wife's Xiaomi. Something was bothering me with the review, and it was not about the phone, it was about the review itself.

    I understand and applaude that you must use a template for a review, and I ask you to update a few points, that are annoying at this point.

    1.- Stop complaining about the 3.5 jack. Just say if it is present or not. The trend is what it is, and if you have an expensive cord headphones, you will have the money to buy the accessory to use them, or understand that it is time to move on.

    2.- Speakers audio test: The best audio coming out from a phone is still a low quality audio for music, no matter what. I've had several phones with stereo sound with good sound ratings, and listening to music has always been a disgrace. Instead, audio quality for video calls is very useful, and also how the mic behaves during a call, it makes a HUGE difference to have a call that a device that has a good mic handling and good voice reproduction. May be nowadays the speakers are used more for that than listening to music.

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      • Anonymous
      • MSJ
      • 24 Apr 2022

      Anonymous, 23 Apr 2022OneUI is a heavy skin and very taxing on weaker chipsets. B... moreThanks for the info, I never had Exynos long-term. Still I wouldn't expect this with the new chip, SMH

      They've already said all the essentials and conclusion in video review. Software is an upgrade.

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        • JoelB
        • 3@x
        • 23 Apr 2022

        Osiris, 19 Apr 2022No charger, no headphones, no headphone jack, no wifi6, woo... moreHow can I use headset or head phone, any possiblity to connect since no provision of jack elsewhere. Please clarify.

          This phone is REALLY good in overall performance . They keep comparing it to an old MODEL
          which has better price and better performance.

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            • Anonymous
            • tZ0
            • 23 Apr 2022

            Anonymous, 23 Apr 2022Sounds little weird, even weaker chips can run Android smoo... moreOneUI is a heavy skin and very taxing on weaker chipsets. Best example would be the Samsung A12 with P35 that stutters and lags even when new. Even the A52 4G I am using also ocassionally stutters when performing gestures despite having 8GB RAM.

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              • Anonymous
              • MSJ
              • 23 Apr 2022

              Kyle, 22 Apr 2022I got this for $200 on a carrier deal and I still regret it... moreSounds little weird, even weaker chips can run Android smoothly, can't they. I never touched this phone though

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                • Kyle
                • 4wE
                • 22 Apr 2022

                I got this for $200 on a carrier deal and I still regret it. It can't even pull down the notification shade or scroll between home pages without obvious stuttering the majority of the time. The processor is total junk.

                As a bonus, half the time you take a picture it'll switch to video but not actually capture anything.

                Save your money and get virtually anything else.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Brv
                  • 22 Apr 2022

                  Thanks for the thorough review and examples brother! Appreciate the time that went into it.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • tZ0
                    • 21 Apr 2022

                    Anonymous, 21 Apr 2022Most likely only happened to very few percentage of user (u... moreI really hope your words won't come back and bite you since the A51 will receive another OS update. Even on my A52, I kept my fingers crossed while upgrading to OneUI 4.0. For now, I will adopt a wait and see approach for the new Exynos. Who knows, maybe I might finally change my mind about Exynos and get a A54 or A55 using Exynos in the future.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Kx6
                      • 21 Apr 2022

                      Anonymous, 21 Apr 2022Just go to Samsung community forum and read about M21 and M... moreMost likely only happened to very few percentage of user (under 0,001%). The silent majority including myself never experienced it.

                      People dont make a new forum thread just because their phone does work normally.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • tZj
                        • 21 Apr 2022

                        Anonymous, 19 Apr 2022As a Galaxy A51 user for 19 months, i disagree with you. My... moreJust go to Samsung community forum and read about M21 and M31 users complaining about their phones freezing and in reboot loop. All those phones are using Exynos chipsets.

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                          • S9g
                          • 20 Apr 2022

                          For example, in my country their cost (A53 and A52s) is not much different.
                          So I'm thinking about getting a newer model. I'm also worried about flickering as this will be the first phone with an Amoled screen.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Kxv
                            • 20 Apr 2022

                            Samsung user, 19 Apr 2022Of course, samsung will definitely launch A53s, money is th... moreSo obviously not a Samsung user.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • tZk
                              • 20 Apr 2022

                              Buckeyeman55, 18 Apr 2022Mine is already typing you this message, and it's a re... moreYour phone is A53s that is not even launched yet? Lol welcome to the past, alternate universe traveler

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                                • Anonymous
                                • MSJ
                                • 20 Apr 2022

                                77, 20 Apr 2022Snapdragon, really. What a joke. Absolutely trash when com... moreI read your post again and realized I got it wrong so... I'm taking back that last part (see earlier post). I'd better sleep than post at night lol.

                                As for the topic, little question. From my perspective you guys there have quite high prices, is that why many seek custom ROM, Exynos and so on? As wrote before, it's opposite where I live. Exynos unpopular, Snapdragon has good reputation long-term.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • MSJ
                                  • 20 Apr 2022

                                  77, 20 Apr 2022Snapdragon, really. What a joke. Absolutely trash when com... moreI prefer 'OEM should provide me with appropriate SW included' way. No need to mess with custom ROMs etc. O.K. that's matter of taste. BUT I've never heard of love to Exynos and it's rather opposite people do buy it because it's reliable so please speak for yourself, or UK, or some developer community, not Europe and Asia lol. I'm in EU. Thank you

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                                    • mXr
                                    • 20 Apr 2022

                                    Kaki, 19 Apr 2022See, once you go Snapdragon you never go back. Snapdragon, really. What a joke. Absolutely trash when comes too rooting and custom Roms and kernels. Developers love EXYNOS, hate snapdragon, because closed source codes. Europe and Asia we love Exynos, Snapdragon is available in here in UK, but they are interested and love Exynos.

                                    Snapdragon on ebay here in UK, no one buys them.

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                                      • dZu
                                      • 19 Apr 2022

                                      Anonymous, 19 Apr 2022As a Galaxy A51 user for 19 months, i disagree with you. My... moreSee, once you go Snapdragon you never go back.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Kx6
                                        • 19 Apr 2022

                                        Anonymous, 18 Apr 2022The A52s also has 120Hz display. And you better tone down y... moreAs a Galaxy A51 user for 19 months, i disagree with you. My satisfaction with this phone make me consider to upgrade into Galaxy A55 5G in 2024.

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